{"id":122492,"date":"2023-12-17T09:39:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T09:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=122492"},"modified":"2023-12-17T09:39:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T09:39:12","slug":"inside-the-worlds-largest-floating-village-where-no-roads-or-pavements-exist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/inside-the-worlds-largest-floating-village-where-no-roads-or-pavements-exist\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the world’s largest floating village where no roads or pavements exist"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A floating city in Asia has been capturing people\u2019s imaginations online after it emerged it was possibly the world\u2019s largest water-based settlement.<\/p>\n

Nicknamed “Venice of the East”, the city has a series of complex structures propped up on stilts, with several “administrative villages” dotted around.<\/p>\n

Despite all this, the floating city in Brunei is actually located on the bend of a river, rather than the sea. With every building connected by 30km of wooden walkways, the city is home to its own schools, mosques, police and fire stations – all suspended above the fast-flowing Brunei River.<\/p>\n

Technically part of Brunei’s capital – Bandar Seri Begawan – Kampong Ayer is a majestic maze of pathways which even survived bombardments during World War Two.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a good job the structures are so sturdy though, as residents definitely don\u2019t want to take a dip in the river below.<\/p>\n

The Brunei River is bustling with crocodiles, and while they help keep a lid on other pest species, locals are getting increasingly concerned that the croc population is now posing a threat to humans too.<\/p>\n

One Reddit user blamed the locals for throwing rubbish and food scraps into the river, thus attracting the predators.<\/p>\n

Despite the fears, tourists are adamant that it is a cool place to visit.<\/p>\n

One wrote it was an “essential part of a look around Brunei”, while another called it an “excellent experience”, saying they “had the chance to witness such beauty”, although admitting they did “see a crocodile roaming around the river”.<\/p>\n

Both gave the settlement five out of five on Tripadvisor.<\/p>\n

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