Belait River | |
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Native name | Sungai Belait |
Location | |
Country | Brunei |
District | Belait |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Kuala Belait, Belait, Brunei |
• coordinates | 4°35′48″N114°10′37″E / 4.5966693°N 114.1769489°E |
• elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Length | 206 km (128 mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Mendaram, Damit |
• right | Pali Bangun |
The Belait River (Malay : Sungai Belait) is a river in Belait District, Brunei. It is the longest of the four main rivers in the country. [1]
During World War II from 1941 onwards, the whole of Brunei was under Japanese occupation until 1945.
On 26 May 1979, Borneo's only floating drydock arrived in Belait River. [2] After being towed from Melbourne by a Japanese tug for 50 days, the 1943 Australian built drydock, formerly named AD 1001, was acquired by the Kuala Belait Shipyard. [3] [4] [5]
Kuala Belait is one of the largest human settlements in the district in which the river passes through, [2] while on the west bank lies the Kampong Sungai Teraban and Kampong Rasau. [6] Going upstream will lead to Mukim Kuala Balai. [7]
Some of Brunei's historical sites are located along the river banks, which included the Menara Cendera Kenangan, a monument in celebration of His Majesty's 50th birthday. [8]
Kuala Belait port is one of the three existing ports in Brunei and it's operated by Brunei Shell. [9] A smaller shallow commercial jetty and a marine shipyard lies south of the main port in Kampong Sungai Duhon.
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