Long Datih
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Long Datih is a Christian Kelabit longhouse settlement in the mountainous interior of Sarawak
, Malaysia. It lies approximately 576.1 kilometres (358 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching
.
The village converted to Christianity in the 1940s; a visitor in 1960 described how, as well as Sunday services in the village chapel, prayers were held in each longhouse at the start of each day.
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 576.1 kilometres (358 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....
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The village converted to Christianity in the 1940s; a visitor in 1960 described how, as well as Sunday services in the village chapel, prayers were held in each longhouse at the start of each day.
Neighbouring settlements include:
- Long Lellang 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) northeast
- Aro Kangan 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) northeast
- Long Merigong 13.1 kilometres (8.1 mi) west
- Long Labid 13.4 kilometres (8.3 mi) northeast
- Long Salt 16.3 kilometres (10.1 mi) south
- Long Seniai 24.1 kilometres (15 mi) west
- Long Aar 26.5 kilometres (16.5 mi) northeast
- Lio Matoh 32.4 kilometres (20.1 mi) south
- Pa Tik 33.2 kilometres (20.6 mi) northeast
- Long Metapa 33.2 kilometres (20.6 mi) southeast