Long Akah
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| Country | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
| State | File:Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak |
| Administrative Division | Marudi |
| Elevation | 281 m (922 ft) |
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
[edit | edit source]Long Akah Airport is a STOL airfield, providing access to this remote village from Miri and Marudi.[6]
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