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]
| 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″N 114°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 |
History
editDuring 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
editKuala 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "BRUNEI – BELAIT DISTRICT". Borneo Tour Specialist. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Hays, Jeffrey. "LATER HISTORY OF BRUNEI | Facts and Details". factsanddetails.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Kuala Belait History, History of Kuala Belait, Kuala Belait City Information :: Traveltill.com". Traveltill. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ gp (4 May 2019). "Lest We Forget » Borneo Bulletin Online". Lest We Forget. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Ocean Industry. Gulf Publishing Company. 1983. p. 139.
- ^ "Darwin's Floating Dry-Dock - Page 3 of 3". Naval Historical Society of Australia. 15 December 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "www.bsp.com.bn - History of Oil and Gas". 15 May 2007. Archived from the original on 15 May 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Kuala Belait, the Oil Capital". Kuala Belait, the Oil Capital. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ activ8bn. "Menara Cendera Kenangan". Brunei Tourism. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Kuala Belait Port". SHIPNEXT. Retrieved 26 April 2022.