Long Anap is a longhouse and settlement in the Telang Usan district of Sarawak , Malaysia . It lies approximately 525.2 kilometres (326 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching , in the upper reaches of the Baram River.
5-678: The village is located on the Baram River between Long Palai (upstream) and Long Julan (downstream), near the top of the area known as the Middle Baram. There is a longhouse and a school in the village. A logging road links the village to Long Silat and K10 camp. The residents of this settlement are members of the Kenyah tribe, specifically the Kenyah Lepo' Sawa' sub-ethnic group. A tall structure called Belawing with flags has been erected in front of
10-715: Is a river in Sarawak on the island of Borneo . The river originates in the Kelabit Highlands , a watershed demarcated by the Iran Mountains of East Kalimantan , which form a natural border with Sarawak . The river flows westwards through tropical rainforest to the South China Sea . The Baram River terminates in a delta , which is subdivided into two units: East Barma Delta of Middle-Late Miocene age and West Baram Delta of Late Miocene- Quaternary age. The western unit
15-479: Is composed of mudstones enriched in organic components ( total organic carbon content is more than 1.0 wt.%) which constitute substantial oil and gas reserves . The Baram river basin, an area of some 10,000 square miles (30,000 km ), has been part of Sarawak since it was ceded to the White Rajah of Sarawak by the then sultan of Brunei in 1882, for a perpetual annual payment of 6,000 dollars. The river
20-625: Is crossed not far from its mouth by the Miri-Baram Highway , Federal Route 22 , on the Batang Baram Bridge opened in 2003. Some 100 km upstream lies the town of Marudi . Batang (meaning "trunk" in Malay) is the name used for the main river in the river system such as "Batang Baram" (Baram river). For upriver areas, such as the areas surrounding the headwaters, the place is named as "Ulu" (which means "upriver"). For example, "Ulu Baram"
25-490: The longhouse. Half of its population has moved to form a new village called Long Tebanyi . If the Baram Dam hydroelectric project goes ahead, Long Anap will be one of the villages affected by the flooding of 389,000 hectares of jungle. Neighbouring settlements include: This Sarawak location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Baram River The Baram River ( Malay : Sungai Baram )
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