GEOGRAPHY

 

 

 

Brunei Darussalam ("a world monastery"), the seaside country in South East Asia. It is located on the northern coast of the lake of Kalimantan (Borneo). It is washed by waters of the South China Sea. Consists of two parts (the main and Temburong), divided Limbangom (120 km) – part of Malaysian staff Saravak. Includes some small islands, including Muara-Besar and Labuan. The area is 5765 sq.km.

 

Capital - Bandar Seri Begawan

 

 

 

CLIMATE OF BRUNEI

 

 

 

Climate the equatorial sea. Air temperature during the whole year fluctuates about a mark +26 C. Precipitation drops out from 2000 to 4000 mm a year, and damp and dry seasons aren't allocated - rains go almost evenly, but the most rainy is the period from September to January.

 

 

 

Average humidity of air круглы doesn't fall year below a mark of 79% that does Brunei by place rather hardly transferable for the European.

 

 

 

FLORA AND FAUNA OF BRUNEI

 

 

 

About 85% of all area of the country are covered with a rainforest with valuable breeds of trees.

 

 

 

The fauna of Bahrain isn't rich: here rodents, snakes, scorpions meet.

 

 

 

STATE SYSTEM OF BRUNEI

 

 

 

The head of state and the governments - the sultan. He is also the religious leader of Muslims of the country. The government consists generally of his close relatives. Administrative-territorial division - 4 districts.

 

 

 

SIGHTS OF BRUNEI

 

 

 

Brunei - the typical country of the Islamic world, almost any night life here isn't present, standards of behavior in public places are quite strict therefore the majority of tourists comes here only to get acquainted with traditions of the East and its history. The capital area Brunei Moire most we visit guests of the country in view of the cultural originality, western Tutong and Belait - the centers of the Bruneian oil and gas industry, and east area Temburong is widely known for the virgin rainforests.

One more main sight of the capital - an enormous mosque of Omar-Ali-Sayfuddin, - one of the most impressive and beautiful modern mosques in the east. Called in honor of the 28th sultan of Brunei, the mosque was constructed in 1958, and since then it is considered Islam symbol in the country. This huge construction with the gold domes 52 m high which fancifully curved surface is decorated with a fine mosaic (including more than three million tiles of the Venetian glass), with a minaret 44 m high and numerous architectural decorative elements, costs at the coast to the river, on the bank of an own artificial lagoon. The mosque interior also is extremely magnificent (access for not Muslims is closed). The impressive building of a mall of Yayasan-Sultan-Hadzhi-Hassanal-Bolkia-Foundeyshn (1996) being the largest commercial institution of the country is nearby located.

 

 

 

The mosque of Dzhame'Asr-Hassanil-Bolkia-Moske or Kyarong-Mosk rises among fine gardens in the commercial suburb Gadong (1992), and on the style and magnificence of finishing is very similar to Omar-Ali-Sayfuddin mosque. Its turquoise-blue roof, gold domes and harmonous minarets are visible practically from any point of the city. The royal ceremonial hall which is better known as the Paw, was a place of crowning of the ruling sultan (on August 1, 1968). Its graceful gold dome it is visible from many points of the city. In the neighbourhood Dewan Majlis or "the Parliament House" is located. Unique Bumbunkan-Duabelas ("the House of Twelve Roofs", 1906) - one more interesting place Bandar Seri Begawan, represents quite unusual example of the British colonial architecture. Constructed on the hill with a fine look on Kampung-Ayer as the residence of the British governor, today it serves as a museum and a venue of formal receptions for foreign diplomats.

Rather traditional Bruneian Museum on Dzhalan-Rezidens is famous for the Art gallery of Islamic art among which exhibits it is possible to find ancient copies of the Koran from India, Iran, Egypt and Turkey, a magnificent collection of the weapon, the numerous ethnographic meetings found at the bottom of the sea subjects from sunken vessels, and also an exposition on stories of formation of the oil-extracting industry of the country. Near a museum the Mausoleum of sultan Bolkia (XV in) rises in the period of which board the country reached the highest blossoming.

 

 

 

The rich Museum of technology of Malay represents numerous exhibitions among which the expositions devoted to traditional pile rural architecture даяков, nationalities кедаян, мурут and дусун, and also an exhibition of modern technologies are especially popular. Also Cherchill-Memorial with the museum of the same name and the Aquarium, the Royal museum of regalia (1992) with a magnificent collection of ceremonial subjects of a ruling family (crowns, staffs, the weapon and meeting of jewelry), with an exposition on stories of acceptance and formation of the constitution of the country, and also the Bruneian center of history (1982) entirely devoted to genealogy and stories of a ruling family deserve attention.

 

 

 

One more sight of the capital - the fine Dzherudong-park representing a huge green zone, turned into the real sports entertainment complex being under personal patronage of the sultan (the entrance is free). Here the first-class stadiums for a polo (a favourite sport of the sultan), a magnificent lawn and a golf course and the first-class platform for croquet, a shooting shooting gallery, the route for karting and other sports constructions (access for tourists on some objects of park is allowed only by the invitation of one of clubmen) are concentrated. In the neighbourhood with playgrounds of Dzherudong-park the fine Amusement park with a huge variety of entertainments and attractions is located. Behind park the beach of Dzherudong-Bich limited to picturesque rocks, one of the few modern and equipped beaches of the country, with good infrastructure of rest and the numerous trade trays selling fish and other sea delicacies lasts.

 

 

 

The rest park Tasek - one of the oldest parks of the city, was stretched in 1,5 km from the Royal ceremonial hall (Paw). It is very beautiful landscape park in which grows more than 200 versions of trees and bushes, and also there are natural falls and the lake. National stadium Hassanal-Bolkia (about 5 km from the city center) - one of the best sports constructions in the countries of South East Asia. It is constructed according to the Olympic standards and includes track and field athletics and field complexes, the tennis center, platforms for squash and the swimming pool, a golf course in Mentiri's club, the big golf center about the capital airport and the whole complex of accompanying constructions.

The area Kampung-Ayer - old and very colourful architectural and historical meeting from 28 traditional pile villages, from time immemorial being under construction locals on the river Sungey-Brunei is very popular in tourists. Despite numerous attempts of the government to move inhabitants Kampung-Ayer on a land, about 30 thousand people still live in this area equipped, despite an antiquity, own clinics, mosques, schools, a water supply system and even offices of police and fire protection. Traditional craft workshops still work on ancient technologies, creating original products from copper (in Kampung-Udzhong-Bukit), graceful саронги, and also the boats (Kampung-Saba-Darat) still being the only vehicle between regions of Kampung-Ayer. On river banks of Kyange Tam-Kyange offering a wide variety of local products of domestic industries, food, fruits, spices and flowers (it is open every day from morning to pozdny evening) can find the open market.

 

 

 

Uasai-Kandal lying approximately in 12 km to the southwest from Bandar Seri Begawan, is magnificent natural area of the equatorial wood in about tens falls and water thresholds. The wide asphalted road conducts to falls of Air-Terdzhun-Menyyusop and Air-Terdzhun-Tinggi thresholds - the most impressive local sights. Slightly the worst, but quite passable highway, is laid to Air-Terdzhun-Rendakhu - other beautiful falls possessing an own tourist zone, and also to the lake Taysek-Laboi. Kot-Bala's stretched near Dzhalan-Rezidens the region, is a place of concentration and reconstruction of traditional local crafts which are united in Area of arts and the Center of handicrafts of Kot-Bala.

 

 

 

Less than in 27 km from Bandar Seri Begawan the Moire beach with fine gold dust lies. On Seras's noisy beach (9 km from the Moire city) the ultramodern Complex of water sports of the international level is built.

 

 

 

 East area Temburong is the main ecological zone of the country sated with damp evergreen forests, the rivers and the bogs sheltering million living beings. The main sights of area - excellent National park of Ulu-Teburong, an ecological track of Bukit-Patoi, and also picturesque ethnic villages, a habitat of nationalities ибан, small and мурут. The national park of Ulu-Teburong is located within the huge massif of a rainforest to Bath-Apoi, on the area about 50 thousand hectares. Because of its rather remote location, an almost impassable relief and thanks to efforts of the state it was succeeded to keep here habitat with a big variety of plants and animals.