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Country
  
Malaysia

Elevation
  
486 m

Administrative division
  
Lawas

State
  
Sarawak

Local time
  
Monday 12:26 AM

Long Merarap

Weather
  
22°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 100% Humidity

Long Merarap is a settlement in the Lawas division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately 648.3 kilometres (403 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.

Map of Long Merarap, Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia

On 4 May 1963 a Belvedere helicopter crashed near the village of Long Merarap in the Trusan Valley. A patrol from 22 SAS searched for survivors; they found the wreck, but all nine men on the helicopter were dead. The casualties were: Flight-Lieutenant A.P.J. Dobson (RAF), Flight-Lieutenant D.R.E. Viner (RAF), Corporal (Tech) J.L. Williams (RAF), Major H.A.I. Thompson MC (RHF & 22 SAS), Major R.H.D. Norman MBE (Para & 22 SAS), Corporal M.P. Murphy (Para and 22 SAS), Captain J. Conington (RF and 22 SAS), M.H. Day (Foreign Office) and D. Reddish (The Borneo Company).

Neighbouring settlements include:

  • Long Buang 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) northeast
  • Long Lopeng 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi) south
  • Long Lapukan 11.9 kilometres (7.4 mi) southeast
  • Pa Brayong 12.4 kilometres (7.7 mi) northeast
  • Long Berayong 16.8 kilometres (10.4 mi) north
  • Long Semado 17.1 kilometres (10.6 mi) southeast
  • Punang Terusan 18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi) southeast
  • Long Kinoman 19.1 kilometres (11.9 mi) southeast
  • Long Karabangan 19.1 kilometres (11.9 mi) southeast
  • Long Semado Nasab 19.7 kilometres (12.2 mi) southeast

    • References

    Long Merarap Wikipedia
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