Long Akah

Long Akah
Long Akah
	Long Akah
	Coordinates: 3°19′00″N114°47′00″E / 3.31667°N 114.78333°E Coordinates: 3°19′00″N114°47′00″E / 3.31667°N 114.78333°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sarawak
Administrative Division	Marudi
Elevation	281 m (922 ft)

Last updated March 27, 2021 • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Long Akah (also known as Long Aka) is an old settlement in the interior of the Telang Usan district of Sarawak, Malaysia,^[1]^[2] on the upper reaches of the Baram river. It lies approximately 531 kilometres (330 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.

The village is an old Chinese trading post,^[3] about ten minutes downstream by boat from Long San.^[4]

It is the site of an old Fort built in 1929 as an administrative centre in Charles Vyner Brooke’s era.^[5] The structural timber in the two-storey fort is the very hard Ironwood (local name Kayu Belian) and it has undergone some refurbishment, including replacing the timber roof tiles with zinc roofing.^[4]

Neighbouring settlements include:

Long San 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) south
Long Tap 5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi) east
Long Selatong 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south
Long Tebangan 10.8 kilometres (6.7 mi) northeast
Long Apu 20.7 kilometres (12.9 mi) south
Long Seniai 23.7 kilometres (14.7 mi) northeast
Long Julan 24.2 kilometres (15.0 mi) south
Long Daloh 28.1 kilometres (17.5 mi) north
Long Anap 28.1 kilometres (17.5 mi) south
Long Palai 30.2 kilometres (18.8 mi) south

Transportation

Long Akah Airport is a STOL airfield, providing access to this remote village from Miri and Marudi.^[6]

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References

↑ M. Mohizah, S. Julia and W. K. Soh (2006). A Sarawak Gazetteer (PDF). Kuala Lumpur: Sarawak Forestry Department Malaysia and Forest Research Institute Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-86-0. OCLC 85818866. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
↑ "Long Akah, Malaysia". Geonames. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
↑ Reflections from Sarawak's Rivers (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Malaysia. 2008-06-27. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2011-01-02. The ISBN printed in the document (983-3904-11-2) is invalid, causing a checksum error.
1 2 "On Sarawak river boats to Long Akah" . Retrieved 2011-01-02.
↑ Ar. Mike Boon (2010-04-28). Kuching– Old World Charm, Leading To A Heritage City In The Making (PDF). Sarawak Heritage Society. p. 38. Retrieved 2011-01-02.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "DCA Sarawak - STOL Aerodrome". Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia. 2010-03-27. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2010-12-31.

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[Gaz-1] M. Mohizah, S. Julia and W. K. Soh (2006). A Sarawak Gazetteer (PDF). Kuala Lumpur: Sarawak Forestry Department Malaysia and Forest Research Institute Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-86-0. OCLC 85818866. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-01.

[Geonames-2] "Long Akah, Malaysia". Geonames. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-12-27.

[PDF-983239906-3] Reflections from Sarawak's Rivers (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Malaysia. 2008-06-27. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2011-01-02. The ISBN printed in the document (983-3904-11-2) is invalid, causing a checksum error.

[L23997172-4] 1 2 "On Sarawak river boats to Long Akah" . Retrieved 2011-01-02.

[PDF1327515566-5] Ar. Mike Boon (2010-04-28). Kuching– Old World Charm, Leading To A Heritage City In The Making (PDF). Sarawak Heritage Society. p. 38. Retrieved 2011-01-02.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[L36009496-6] "DCA Sarawak - STOL Aerodrome". Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia. 2010-03-27. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2010-12-31.

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