Long Akah Explained

Long Akah
Coordinates:3.3167°N 114.7833°W
Pushpin Map:Borneo
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Malaysia
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Administrative Division
Subdivision Name2:Marudi
Elevation M:281

Long Akah (also known as Long Aka) is an old settlement in the interior of the Telang Usan district of Sarawak, Malaysia, on the upper reaches of the Baram river. It lies approximately 531km (330miles) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.

The village is an old Chinese trading post, about ten minutes downstream by boat from Long San.

It is the site of an old Fort built in 1929 as an administrative centre in Charles Vyner Brooke’s era. 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.

Neighbouring settlements include:

Transportation

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