"Brunei Memories" Brunei and Muara by hassan_abu

Brunei and Muara Travel Guide: 20 reviews and 64 photos

Geography

Officially State of Brunei, Abode of Peace, Malay Negara Brunei Darussalam, independent Islamic sultanate on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. It has an area of 2,226 square miles (5,765 square kilometres) and is bounded to the north by the South China Sea and on all other sides by the East Malaysian state of Sarawak, which also divides the state into two enclaves of unequal size.

History

Brunei was trading with China during the 6th century, and, through allegiance to the Javanese Majapahit kingdom (13th to 15th century), it came under Hindu influence. In the early 15th century, with the decline of the Majapahit kingdom and widespread conversion to Islam, Brunei became an independent sultanate. It was a powerful state from the 16th to the 19th century, ruling over the northern part of Borneo and adjacent island chains. But it fell into decay and lost Sarawak in 1841, becoming a British protectorate in 1888 and a British dependency in 1905. Japan occupied Brunei during World War II; it was liberated by Australia in 1945

Pros and Cons

Pros:Very peaceful country
Cons:Too peaceful to totally boring
In a nutshell:OK

Last visit to Brunei and Muara: May 1997
Intro Updated Jul 5, 2004
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angiebabe May 7, 2008 at 11:08 AM

This is a place I wouldnt mind visiting but thanks for being able to visit your pics and info here on VT.
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Jim_Eliason Dec 20, 2006 at 4:08 PM

nice page!
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Lebanese Oct 15, 2005 at 2:36 AM

Sounds like an interesting place!
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Cristian_Uluru Apr 5, 2005 at 6:33 AM

Fantastic pics!!!! It must be a very beautiful place!
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Amazonka Mar 17, 2005 at 5:54 AM

wow, wonderful pic, it must be really beautiful.....
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ukirsari Feb 21, 2005 at 4:28 AM

nice place. but i read the 'cons' also :)
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erikatheskysailor Jul 7, 2004 at 11:28 AM

Greetings to you, fellow earthling. ;) Now here's a place that I've known nothing about; some very good tips, historic facts and beautiful photos! I leanred a lot here. Thanks for visiting my pages. :) Btw- I bookmarked the DNN link; fantastic site!!! :)