Banda SeaIndonesia
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Tanimbar Islands
Part of Maluku Islands
The Tanimbar Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Tanimbar; Indonesian pronunciation: [kəpuˌlawan̪ t̪aˈnimbar]), also called Timur Laut (literally, "North East"; Indonesian pronunciation: [ˌt̪imʊr ˈlaʊt̪̚]), are a group of about 65 islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
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The Tanimbar Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Tanimbar; Indonesian pronunciation: [kəpuˌlawan̪ t̪aˈnimbar]), also called Timur Laut (literally, "North East"; Indonesian pronunciation: [ˌt̪imʊr ˈlaʊt̪̚]), are a group of about 65 islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia. The largest and most central of the islands is Yamdena; others include Selaru to the southwest of Yamdena, Larat and Fordata to the northeast, Maru and Molu to the north, and Seira, Wuliaru, Selu, Wotap and Makasar to the west. The Indonesian phrase timur laut means "east of the sea" or "northeast". The Tanimbar Islands are administered as the Tanimbar Islands Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar), a regency of Maluku. The Regency covers a land area of 10,166.82 km2, and it had a population of 105,341 at the 2010 census, rising to 123,572 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 132,337. The principal town and administrative centre lies at Saumlaki which (with the suburban North Saumlaki (Saumlaki Utara) and the villages of Olilit and Sifnana) occupies a peninsula in the southeast of Yamdena Island.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands1
- Minor islands2
- Islets0
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
Yamdena
- Area
- 3,255 km²
- High point
- 299 m
Yamdena (spelled Jamdena during the Dutch colonial period) is the largest of the Tanimbar Islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia. Saumlaki is the chief town, located on the south end of the island.
Minor islands
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Photographs
View of Indonesia taken during ISS Expedition 56.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
Exhibit in the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Cologne, Germany.
Isola di tanimbar, pendente con catena, xix-xx sec
Decorative comb, Tanimbar Archipelago, Indonesia, 19th century, wood, bone - in the collection of the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum. Exhibited in the Museum Schnütgen - Cologne, Germany.
Temporary exhibitions in the National Museum of Qatar
The ancestor statue from Tanimbar Islands, Western Southeast Maluku Regency
"New Butterflies from Timor Laut"
Woman's cerimonial skirt, Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia, 18th century, cotton with warp ikat, Honolulu Academy of Arts
Wikipedia Loves Art participant "shooting_brooklyn" / CC BY-SA 2.5
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Photographs
- ISS056-E-153456 - View of Indonesia. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- Ancestor altar, Selaru, Tanimbar Archipelago, Indonesia, 1800s, wood - Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - DSC00264. Daderot / Public domain
- Isola di tanimbar, pendente con catena, xix-xx sec. sailko / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Decorative comb, Tanimbar Archipelago, Indonesia, 19th century, wood, bone - Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Cologne, Germany - DSC09918. Daderot / Public domain
- Indonesia, prua di canoa kora ulu, maluku tenggara su isola tanimbar, 1890-1910 ca. Francesco Bini / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Patung nenek moyang masyarakat Kepulauan Tanimbar, Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat. Beeyan / CC BY-SA 4.0
- TimorButterflies. W.Purkiss (artist), Th.Kirsch (text) / Public domain
- A naturalist's wanderings in the Eastern archipelago; a narrative of travel and exploration from 1878 to 1883 (1885) (14598417758). Internet Archive Book Images / No restrictions
- Woman's cerimonial skirt, Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia, 18th century, cotton with warp ikat, Honolulu Academy of Arts. AnonymousUnknown author / Public domain
- WLA metmuseum Prow board Kora Ulu. Wikipedia Loves Art participant "shooting_brooklyn" / CC BY-SA 2.5