Tag: Maluku

Marsela Island – Southwest Maluku

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Marsela Island Marsela Island is Indonesia’s outer islands in the Timor Sea and is bordered by the Timor Leste / Australia. Marsela Island is part of the government area of ??Southwest Maluku regency, Maluku province. Marsela Island has second largest Natural Resources in the World which is Marsela Oil Block. Marsela Island has some villages include: Ilbutung, Marsela, Bululora, Latalola Kecil (LTK), Serili, Latalola Besar (LTB), Uiwly, Nura, Lawawang, Iblatmunta, and Babyotan. www.indonesia-tourism.com

Damar Island, Maluku

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Damar Island, Maluku Damar Island is an island that located in the northern part of the Southwest Islands of Maluku province. There are seven island villages which are concentrated in the north and west coast of the island. The topography of this region is undulating to the edge, and it low mountainous in the central part. This island produces coconuts, cashew nuts, coffee, cocoa, cloves, and nutmeg. There are also numbers of bird habitats that live in this island, like Ducula concinna, Ducula rosacea, Eos reticulata, Trichoglossus euteles, Chrysococcyx rufomerus,…

Buru Island, The Exotic Land Among The Historical Era

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Buru Island Buru island is the third largest island within Maluku Islands, Indonesia. It lies between the Banda Sea to the south and Seram Sea to the north, west of Ambon and Seram islands. The island belongs to Maluku province and includes the Buru regency and South Buru regencies. Their administrative centers, Namlea and Nampole. Respectively, it has ports and the largest towns of the island. There is a military airport at Namlea which supports civilian cargo transportation. The island was first mentioned around 1365. Between 1658 and 1942, it…

Ambon Island, The Attractive Historical Island

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Ambon Island Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. The island is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Ambon Island consists of two territories: The main city and seaport is Ambon, which is also the capital of Maluku province and Maluku Tengah. Ambon Island lies off the south-west coast of the much larger Seram island. It is on the north side of the Banda Sea, part of a chain of volcanic islands that encircle the sea. The Ambonese are of mixed Malay-Papuan origin. They are mostly Christians or Muslims.…

Cakalele Dance, Maluku

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Cakalele Dance Cakalele is a Moluccan traditional dance that is played by about 30 men and women. This dance is occasionally performed to welcome the guest of honor that come to Maluku. Other said that, this dance is performed during the offspring to the ancestors. Mollucans’ ancestors were great sailor man. At that time, before went to the ocean, the Mollucan sailor were party and dancing Cakalele. Hence, the custom is still be celebrate until present day, to honor the ancestors. Cakalele’s male dancers wore the armor that is dominated…

Lenso Dance, The Dance Of Celebration

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Lenso Dance Lenso is a folk dance from Minahasan, North Sulawesi and Maluku. The word Lenso means handkerchief, hence it uses that property during the dance. This dance is commonly presented in groups during some occasions or party, like wedding party, harvest time, new year, Christmas and many more. The most interesting from this dance is, the participants who are still single, can search for mate during the party by performing this dance. www.indonesia-tourism.com

Jailolo, The Volcanoes Complex

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Jailolo Jailolo is a sub-district in West Halmahera regency, in North Maluku. Jailolo is a volcanic complex on a peninsula (Jailolo Bay). It has lava flows on the eastern flank, small caldera at the west and southwest of the mountain, hot springs along the northwest coast of the caldera. The volcano consists of Jailolo stratovolcano in the centre of the complex, ac 1.6 km diameter caldera (Idamdehe) in the west, and mall calderas west and southwest of Jailolo. Small volcanic island was formed by the Kailupa cone, off the southern…

The Exotic Of Banda Islands

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Banda Islands Banda archipelago consists of ten volcanic islands scattered in the Banda Sea, ± 140 km south of the island of Seram and 2000 km from east of Java. The islands consist of consists of Lontor Island, Volcano Islands, Neira Island, Ay Island, Rhun Island, Hatta island, Syahrir Island, Manukang Island, Kurukan Island, Nailoka Island and Ship Island. This archipelago is located in Maluku Province, with the largest city of Bandanaira. Until the mid-19th century, the Banda Islands were the only source of nutmeg spice. Portuguese was thefirst European…

Seram Island

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Seram Island Seram Island or Seran island or Serang island is located on the north island of Ambon, Maluku Province. The main town is Masohi, the capital of Central Maluku district. In this island there are several ports: Amahai, Masohi Kairatu, and harbor people like Tehoru, Bula, Slide, and Piru. The indigenous people who live in Seram island is Alifuru people, but there are other inhabitant who live in there with different culture. Most of the population is Seram island is Muslim, Protestant, Catholic, or beliefs of Animism. Manusela tribe…

The Exotique Amboina

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Ambon Maluku is one of the oldest provinces in Indonesia’s history. Maluku name itself is taken from the word al-Mulk, which means Land of the Kings. Maluku Islands, known for its abundant natural wealth, especially spices, which was then targeted by many countries such as the Dutch and Portuguese colonizers. Ambon city is an island and the capital city of Maluku, internationally known as Amboina. In 1513, the Portuguese were the first Europeans to land in Ambon, and it became the new centre for Portuguese activities in Maluku following their…