Long Akah

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
Long Akah
Coordinates: 3.31667°N 114.78333°E / 3.31667; 114.78333
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 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

Long Akah Airport is a STOL airfield, providing access to this remote village from Miri and Marudi.^[6]