The sultanate of Brunei (officially Brunei Darussalam) is an independent, oil-rich nation facing the South China Sea on the northwestern coast of Borneo. The country's territory consists of two enclaves within the Malaysian state of Sarawak, the larger one on the west side of Brunei Bay and a smaller one on the south side of the bay. The Sultan of Brunei accepted a British protectorate in an 1888 treaty that remained in force until it was dissolved in 1984. No traditional lighthouses were built in Brunei, so all of its lights are of relatively modern origin and design. In the Malay language used in Brunei the term for a lighthouse is rumah api ("house of fire"); pulau is an island, terumbu is a reef, tanjung is a cape, bukit is a hill, sungai is a river, kuala is the mouth of a river, teluk is a bay, selat is a strait, and pelabuhan is a harbor. Aids to navigation in Brunei are operated and maintained by the Maritime and Port Authority of Brunei Darussalam (MPABD). ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume F of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112.
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![]() Original Muara Range Lights, Pulau Muara Besar, December 2012 photo copyright James Smith; used by permission |
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Posted March 21, 2006. Checked and revised April 16, 2024. Lighthouses: 8. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.