Long Datih is a Christian
Kelabit longhouse
A longhouse or long house is a type of long, proportionately narrow, single-room building for communal dwelling. It has been built in various parts of the world including Asia, Europe, and North America.
Many were built from lumber, timber and ...
settlement in the mountainous interior of
Sarawak
Sarawak ( , ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. It is the largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia. Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is ...
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Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
.
It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital
Kuching
Kuching ( , ), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak Ri ...
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The village converted to Christianity in the 1940s; a visitor in 1960 described how, as well as Sunday services in the village chapel, prayers were held in each longhouse at the start of each day.
Neighbouring settlements include:
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Long Lellang northeast
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Aro Kangan
Aro Kangan is a settlement in the remote mountainous interior of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.
To reach Aro Kangan from the coastal city of Miri, Malaysia, Miri the journey involves a one- ...
northeast
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Long Merigong west
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Long Labid northeast
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Long Salt south
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Long Seniai west
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Long Aar northeast
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Lio Matoh south
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Pa Tik northeast
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Long Metapa southeast
References
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Villages in Sarawak