Long Selaan
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Long Selaan is a settlement in Sarawak
, Malaysia. It lies approximately 553.9 kilometres (344 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching
.
The village is located in the Ulu Baram
area on the Baram River
between Long Semiyang (upstream) and Long Moh (downstream). Kenyah villages are often located where a small stream joins a large river, and take the name of the stream; in this case the small stream is Sungai Sela'an.
There are three subgroups of the Kenyah people in the village: Lepo'Ke, Lepo'Belukun and Lepo'Tepuan. There has been a longhouse on this site for at least fifty years. When Lepo'Tau people moved to the area from the Silat River, the people of Long Sela'an gave an area of land downriver to them, which became the settlement of Long Moh.
Neighbouring settlements include:
Sarawak
Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which...
, Malaysia. It lies approximately 553.9 kilometres (344 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching
Kuching
Kuching , officially the City of Kuching, and formerly the City of Sarawak, is the capital and most populous city of the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is the largest city on the island of Borneo, and the fourth largest city in Malaysia....
.
The village is located in the Ulu Baram
Ulu Baram
Ulu Baram is a remote area of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is an encased alluvial plain, created in part by the Baram River.The forest is certified for logging. Most of Ulu Baram belongs to the traditional area of the Orang Ulu , a collective name that includes the Penan people , Kayan, Kenyah, Saban,...
area on the Baram River
Baram River
The Baram river is a river in Sarawak, East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. The river originates in the central Iran Mountains and flows westwards through tropical rainforest to the South China Sea....
between Long Semiyang (upstream) and Long Moh (downstream). Kenyah villages are often located where a small stream joins a large river, and take the name of the stream; in this case the small stream is Sungai Sela'an.
There are three subgroups of the Kenyah people in the village: Lepo'Ke, Lepo'Belukun and Lepo'Tepuan. There has been a longhouse on this site for at least fifty years. When Lepo'Tau people moved to the area from the Silat River, the people of Long Sela'an gave an area of land downriver to them, which became the settlement of Long Moh.
Neighbouring settlements include:
- Long Moh 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest
- Long Tungan 10.8 kilometres (6.7 mi) northeast
- Long Taan 18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi) southwest
- Lio Matoh 19.1 kilometres (11.9 mi) northeast
- Long Metapa 26.5 kilometres (16.5 mi) northeast
- Lio Lesong 26.5 kilometres (16.5 mi) southwest
- Long Salt 27.1 kilometres (16.8 mi) northeast
- Long PalaiLong Palai-External links:*...
28 kilometres (17.4 mi) west - Long Anap 29.7 kilometres (18.5 mi) west
- Long Apu 30.2 kilometres (18.8 mi) west