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The Belait River (Шаблон:Lang-ms) is a river in Belait District, Brunei. It is the longest of the four main rivers in the country.[1]

History

During World War II from 1941 onwards, the whole of Brunei was under Japanese occupation until 1945.[2]

On 26 May 1979, Borneo's only floating drydock arrived in Belait River.[3] After being towed from Melbourne by a Japanese tug for 50 days, the 1943 Australian built drydock, formerly named AD 1001, was acquired by the Kuala Belait Shipyard.[4][5][6]

Sites

Kuala Belait is one of the largest human settlements in the district in which the river passes through,[3] while on the west bank lies the Kampong Sungai Teraban and Kampong Rasau.[7] Going upstream will lead to Mukim Kuala Balai.[8]

Some of Brunei's historical sites are located along the river banks, which included the Menara Cendera Kenangan, a monument in celebration of His Majesty's 50th birthday.[9]

Kuala Belait port is one of the three existing ports in Brunei and it's operated by Brunei Shell.[10] A smaller shallow commercial jetty and a marine shipyard lies south of the main port in Kampong Sungai Duhon.

See also

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