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.
Long Akah | |
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Long Akah | |
Coordinates: 3°19′00″N 114°47′00″E / 3.31667°N 114.78333°E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Sarawak |
Administrative Division | Marudi |
Elevation | 281 m (922 ft) |
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 Akah Airport is a STOL airfield, providing access to this remote village from Miri and Marudi.[6]