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All about tourist attractions of Maluku, Indonesia: places, culture, history, and all their uniqueness and exotism rarely found anywhere else in the world.

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Morea are giant eels found only in the small lake of Way Selaka at Waai village, Ambon Island, called "morea" in local tongue, are up to 1-1.5 m in length and 20 kg in weight. Despite the gigantic ...

Domain: Animals; Category: Fish

Siwalima Museum is located about 5 km from the capital of Maluku province, Ambon, exhibiting various artifacts of Maluku culture and arts, some even dating back to prehistoric times. It also contains ...

Domain: Anthropology; Archaeology; Art history; Arts & crafts; Culture; Tourism & hospitality; Category: Archaeology tools; Artifacts; Cultural anthropology; Ethnology; General art history; Sculpture; Tourist attractions; Zooarchaeology

Soya village, located on the mountains about 4 km from Ambon city, was once the central spot of the oldest independent kingdom in Ambon Island, up to the arrival of Portuguese and Dutch occupiers. It ...

Domain: Anthropology; Archaeology; Culture; History; Tourism & hospitality; Category: Archaeology; Cultural anthropology; Egyptian history; Landmarks; Tourist attractions

Pombo Island, located between Ambon Island and Haruku Island, has been officially declared a natural conservation area since 1973. Being kept uninhabited by human until today, this 1000-hectares ...

Domain: Natural environment; Tourism & hospitality; Travel; Category: Coral reefs; Tourist attractions; Travel sites

Hila Kaitetu village, located about 35 km from Ambon city, possesses some historical sites such as Immanuel church (built in 1659) and Wapauwe mosque (built in 1414), both claimed by the locals to be ...

Domain: Archaeology; History; Tourism & hospitality; Category: Tourist attractions

Cakalele dance is a traditional, mystical war dance from Northern and Central Maluku, usually performed by about 30 male and female dancers. The males dance with big machetes on their right hands and ...

Domain: Dance; Performing arts; Tourism & hospitality; Category: Exotic; Tourist attractions

Martha Christina Tiahahu was a female heroine from Nusa Laut Island, who joined the armed resistance against the Dutch occupiers in 1817 when she was just 17. She was captured, and eventually died on ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

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