Bandar Seri Begawan

Capital of Brunei

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Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital of Brunei, and the city is located at the banks of the Brunei River. Brunei is in Southeast Asia, and is at the north coast of the Borneo Island.
The city has derived its name in a very strange way. It was in the seventies, when there was the sultanate rule in Seri Begawan. The Sultan at that time named the city after his father called Omar Ali Saifuddien at that time, and before that the city was called Bandar Brunei.
The capital of Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan(BSB) is the sultanate's main settlement of any true size. Until 1970, BSB was known basically as Brunei Town. The present name implies "Town of the Seri Begawan", Seri Begawan being the title Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien took in the wake of abandoning in favour of his child Hassanal Bolkiah in October 1967. Straddling with the northern bank of a turn in the Sungai Brunei, the city is portrayed by its unrealistic juxtaposition of striking cutting edge structures.
Political importance
This water village, Kampung Ayer, was Brunei's unique seat of power and is still home to around a quarter of BSB's population. After the landing of the British Residency in 1906, the lanes which structure downtown BSB were laid out on recovered area.However the Kampung occupants stayed put, wanting to hold their conventional lifestyle in spite of an endeavour to wheedle them onto dry area. As of late as the center of the twentieth century, Brunei's capital was still a drowsy water village. At present, the political framework in the country is represented by the constitution and the national custom of the Malay Islamic Monarchy, the notion of Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB).
Famous for
Bandar Seri Begawan, in Brunei is famous for being an extremely safe tourist spot. Wrongdoing does happen, yet is significantly improbable than in numerous other Asian goals. Locals are extremely accommodating and will generally aid you when you request assistance. When you do get in a bad position, the police could be bureaucratic and wasteful - just call them assuming that you can't resolve the circumstances yourself.
Art and culture
The culture of Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei is fundamentally the same to the Malay cultures. The culture is additionally impacted by the demographic cosmetics of the country.Two-thirds of the population are Malay, and the remnant comprises of Chinese, Indians and indigenous Malays, for example, Dayaks, Dusuns and Kedazans. As a Sharia country, the bargain and open utilization of liquor is banned. Outsiders and non-Muslims are permitted to accumulate 12 jars of lager and two containers of other liquor.
Travel and tourism
The contemporary Bandar Seri Begawan has turned into the magnetic, clean and advanced waterfront city it is today. This is because of oil. With the freshly discovered abundance of the 1970s, came vast scale urbanization in north of the Sungai Brunei, bringing about lodging plans, shopping centres.The radiant Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque overwhelms the horizon of BSB. First-time guests to BSB are enjoyably astounded by a feeling of space and serenity that is very uncommon around Southeast Asia's heading urban communities. Tragically, however, BSB isn't modest to visit.The way that most guests present Brunei implies that most rooms’ costs are high. By the by, the sights of BSB are intriguing enough to warrant a day or two's stopover.
Famous travel places
The most famous tourist destinations include Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque, Jame'Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque, Tasek Lama Recreational Park and Kampong Ayer - Venice of East.

How to get to the city
Bandar Seri Begawan has a lot of attractions to attract tourists from around the world. The city is reachable by air and road, and even by boat as it is located beside the river.
If you are travelling by air then you will have to reach Brunei first by air, and then reach the capital through a 20 mins drive. Roads lead to the city from all parts of Brunei and all highways connect the city in a great network.
Buses also ply to and from the city and the main bus station at the centre of the city called the Jalan Cator, is located at the ground floor of a multi-storeyed car parking. Then there are the boats connecting the city to the nearby places and you may enter the city by the river-way too.
To get around inside the city, there are regular services of the water taxi, buses, and tour vans.
Interests in the city
There are a number of tourist attractions inside the city, among which the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque is the most happening place in the city. It was built after the father of the last sultan of the state. The mosque is visible from the centre of the city, and placed in a very amiable environment amidst water. You will have to follow the decorum of the mosque when inside it. Silence has to be maintained so that you do not disturb other believers praying. Another mosque of importance is the Jame’ Asri Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
A very interesting attraction of the city is the water village called Kampong Ayer. Houses floating on water are populated by civilians, and you may tour around the houses in boats called water taxis.
Royal Regalia Museum is a place where you will find displayed, the things used by the sultan, and the things gifted to the sultan from various countries of the world. It’s a great display and one of the best museums in the country. Another museum, the Brunei museum in Kota Batu is a great place for viewing Islamic Art.
The Malay Technology Museum is free to visit, exhibiting the technology of the houses that are built in the water village.
There are two tombs to visit; one is of the third sultan of Brunei, and another is the fifth sultan of the nation.
Altogether the city of Bandar Seri Begawan, is a very nicely organized city, and gets quite a lot of tourists and visitors taking interest in the Islamic art and culture, and the water village settlement.

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