Record No. MRB-2026-006521

Kampong Ayer, One of the World's Largest Stilt Settlements

Architecture & Structures
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Record Holder
Institutional / General Record
Brunei
Category
Architecture & Structures
Country
Brunei ( BN )
Achievement Date
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Verification Status
Reference

Record Description

Kampong Ayer, often called the "Venice of the East," is a collection of stilt villages built over the Brunei River housing tens of thousands of residents. It has been continuously inhabited for well over a millennium, making it one of the largest and oldest water settlements in the world.
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