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Matebian
Matebian or Matebean is the third highest mountain in Timor Leste, after Ramelau (Tatamailau). Geography The mountain is located in Baucau District. With an elevation of it is among the ultra-prominent peaks of the Malay archipelago. At the peak is a statue of Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, names and titles), was .... , ''Lonely Planet''. Retrieved 2014-04-11. Gallery [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiçal River
The Seiçal River ( pt, Ribeira de Seiçal or , tet, Mota Seiçal) is a major river in northeastern East Timor. It flows for the most part in a northerly direction from headwaters in Timor's central mountains; after running past the eastern edge of the Baucau Plateau, it discharges into Wetar Strait. Course The river rises in Timor's central mountains south of the city of Baucau. It is one of the country's few perennial streams, and the only one in its immediate vicinity. The River source, headwaters of the river are at in Ossu Administrative Post, Ossu administrative post, Viqueque Municipality, Viqueque municipality. From there, the river's upper tributaries flow generally northwards, along the border between Viqueque and Baucau municipalities. The river itself begins at the confluence of the Sauma and Culo Rivers; at first, it similarly flows northwards along the intermunicipal border. Other tributaries rise in some of the south central ''Sucos of East Timor, sucos'' of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ultras Of The Malay Archipelago
This is a list of ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in the Malay Archipelago, a group of over 25,000 islands which includes Brunei, Singapore, East Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor. However, this list excludes ultras in the Philippines which are listed separately. Sumatra Java Lesser Sunda Islands Borneo Sulawesi Maluku Islands Papua See also * For a complete list of ultras located on the island of New Guinea, see List of Ultras of Oceania * For the list of ultras located in the Philippines, see List of Ultras of the Philippines * List of volcanoes in Indonesia SourcesList {{Lists of Ultras Malay Archipelago
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Baucau District
Baucau (, ) is a municipality, and was formerly a district, of East Timor, on the northern coast in the eastern part of the country. The capital is also called Baucau (formerly Vila Salazar). The population of the municipality is 111,694 (census 2010) and it has an area of 1,506 km². Etymology The word ''Baucau'' is derived from the word "Akau", which means "pig" in the local Waimoa language. During the Portuguese colonial era, the name of the district was transformed, first into ''Macau'' and finally into ''Baucau''. An alternative name for the Baucau community is ''Wailia-Wailewa'', meaning the "great water spring of Wai Lia". In the Wai Lia area (part of the ''suco'' of ), a large spring is located under large trees; it is both an animist and Christian holy place. In 1936, the Portuguese colonial authorities renamed what was then the district of Baucau as "São Domingos". However, that name, like other imperial-sounding names adopted in the colony at about that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Timor
East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-western half, and the minor islands of Atauro and Jaco. Australia is the country's southern neighbour, separated by the Timor Sea. The country's size is . Dili is its capital and largest city. East Timor came under Portuguese influence in the sixteenth century, remaining a Portuguese colony until 1975. Internal conflict preceded a unilateral declaration of independence and an Indonesian invasion and annexation. Resistance continued throughout Indonesian rule, and in 1999 a United Nations–sponsored act of self-determination led to Indonesia relinquishing control of the territory. On 20 May 2002, as ''Timor-Leste'', it became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century. The national government runs on a semi-presidential system, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
