Hotel Timor is a hotel in the centre of East Timor's capital,

Dili Dili (Portuguese/Tetum: ''Díli'') is the capital, largest city of East Timor and the second largest city in Timor islands after Kupang (Indonesia). It lies on the northern coast of the island of Timor, in a small area of flat land hemmed in ...

. It is thought to be one of the oldest hotels in the city.

History

The current business is on the previous site of the Hotel Mahkota, which was built by businessman Lay San Ying along with Macau tycoon

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. It opened in 1976. The Mahkota operated continuously until September 1999, when the hotel, which housed many foreign media covering conflict in the country, was attacked and then burned down by pro-Indonesian militias. 2018 Hotel Timor

In order to be able to offer state guests adequate accommodation for the celebrations of East Timor's independence in 2002, the restoration of the hotel began. ''Fundação Oriente'' and the East Timor government shared the cost of $6 million. Guests included Lula da Silva, Kofi Annan,

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, Mahathir bin Mohamad,

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and

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. The hotel was a site for key meetings during the

2006 East Timorese crisis The 2006 East Timorese crisis began as a conflict between elements of the military of East Timor over discrimination within the military and expanded to a coup attempt and general violence throughout the country, centred in the capital Dili. Th ...

References

External links

* {{coord missing, East Timor

Timor Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is East Timor–Indonesia border, divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part and Indonesia on the western p ...

1970s architecture Buildings and structures in Dili Burned buildings and structures Hotels established in 1976 Re-established companies Hotels established in 2002 2002 establishments in East Timor 1976 establishments in Indonesia Buildings and structures demolished in 1999 1999 fires Buildings and structures destroyed by war