Belait_River

Belait River

Belait River

River in Brunei

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]

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History

During World War II from 1941 onwards, the whole of Brunei was under Japanese occupation until 1945.[2]

On 26 May 1979, Borneo's only floating drydock arrived in Belait River.[3] 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.[4][5][6]

Sites

Kuala Belait is one of the largest human settlements in the district in which the river passes through,[3] while on the west bank lies the Kampong Sungai Teraban and Kampong Rasau.[7] Going upstream will lead to Mukim Kuala Balai.[8]

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.[9]

Kuala Belait port is one of the three existing ports in Brunei and it's operated by Brunei Shell.[10] A smaller shallow commercial jetty and a marine shipyard lies south of the main port in Kampong Sungai Duhon.

See also

References

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    "BRUNEI – BELAIT DISTRICT". Borneo Tour Specialist. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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    Hays, Jeffrey. "LATER HISTORY OF BRUNEI | Facts and Details". factsanddetails.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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    "Kuala Belait History, History of Kuala Belait, Kuala Belait City Information :: Traveltill.com". Traveltill. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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    gp (4 May 2019). "Lest We Forget » Borneo Bulletin Online". Lest We Forget. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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    Ocean Industry. Gulf Publishing Company. 1983. p. 139.
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    "Darwin's Floating Dry-Dock - Page 3 of 3". Naval Historical Society of Australia. 15 December 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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    "www.bsp.com.bn - History of Oil and Gas". 15 May 2007. Archived from the original on 15 May 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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    "Kuala Belait, the Oil Capital". Kuala Belait, the Oil Capital. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  9. [9]
    activ8bn. "Menara Cendera Kenangan". Brunei Tourism. Retrieved 26 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. [10]
    "Kuala Belait Port". SHIPNEXT. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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