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Home to around 30,000 people, Kampong Ayer consists of 42 contiguous stilt villages built along the banks of the Sungai Brunei. A century ago, half of Brunei's population lived here, and even today many Bruneians still prefer the lifestyle of the water village to residency on dry land. The village has its own schools, mosques, police stations and fire brigade. To get across the river, just stand somewhere a water taxi can dock and flag one down (the fare is B$1). Founded at least 1000 years ago, the village is considered the largest stilt settlement in the world. When Venetian scholar Antonio Pigafetta visited Kampong Ayer in 1521, he dubbed it the 'Venice of the East', which is, as descriptions go, a bit ambitious. The timber houses, painted sun-bleached shades of green, blue, pink and yellow, have not been done-up for tourists, so while it's far from squalid, be prepared for rubbish that, at low tide, carpets the intertidal mud under the banisterless boardwalks, some with missing planks. Read more: www.lonelyplanet.com/brunei-darussalam/bandar-seri-begawa... |
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Source | The water village.Burnei. |
Author | Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand |
Camera location | 4° 53′ 10.94″ N, 114° 56′ 13.01″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 4.886372; 114.936948 |
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