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Kampong Ayer is a historical settlement area on in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. Literally means ' Water Village ' (Malay: Kampung Air ), Kampong Ayer consists of a cluster of traditional stilt villages built on the Brunei River, mainly in the vicinity of the present- day Pusat Bandar or the City Centre. Hence, it has often been dubbed as ' Venice of the East ' since the past. Kampong Ayer has been historically the principal settlement of Brunei ; it was the de facto capital, in particular social and economic centre, of the Bruneian Empire for a few centuries, but also extending into the early period during British imperialism in Brunei.