Twelve roof house
Bubungan Dua Belas or House of Twelve Roofs is located in Jalan Residency, at the foot of Bukit Subok Forest Reserve Recreational Park and about one mile from south of the center of Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.Photo: Aquamoon90, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historical building in Brunei
- Also known as: “Bubungan Dua Belas” and “Bumbungan Dua Belas”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Mosque and Brunei Darussalam Maritime Museum.
Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque. or unofficially Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque, is a mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is one of the two state mosques, the other being Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque. Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Mosque is situated 2 km northwest of Twelve roof house.
Brunei Darussalam Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Pangalau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Brunei Darussalam Maritime Museum is a museum located at Kota Batu, Brunei. Brunei Darussalam Maritime Museum is situated 2 km east of Twelve roof house.
Sibungor Island
Islet
Sibungor Island is an islet on the Brunei River in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. A proposal for an 8 hectares protection status to be implemented on the island. The island is home to proboscis monkeys and forest swamps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bandar Seri Begawan and Kampong Sungai Akar.
Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital and largest city of Brunei. It is officially a municipal area with an area of 100.36 square kilometres and has a population of 72,133 as of 2025 estimate.
Kampong Sungai Akar
Village
Kampong Sungai Akar or commonly known as Sungai Akar, is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 5,467 in 2016. Kampong Sungai Akar is situated 7 km north of Twelve roof house.
Manggis
Neighborhood
Kampong Manggis is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 4,229 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'B'. The postcode is BC3615. Manggis is situated 9 km north of Twelve roof house.
Twelve roof house
- Categories: historic building and tourism
- Location: Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
4.87745° or 4° 52′ 39″ northLongitude
114.95164° or 114° 57′ 6″ eastOpen location code
6PPPVXG2+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 2077189651OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q25227131
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In Other Languages
From Hebrew to Malayalam—“Twelve roof house” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “בובונגאן דואה בלאס”
- Malay: “Bubungan Dua Belas”
- Malayalam: “ബുബുംഗൻ ദുവാ ബെലാസ്”
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