Tanimbar Islands
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archipelago located between Banda Sea and Arafura Sea in Indonesia
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Encyclopedic overview
Tanimbar Islands in the south of Maluku Islands Tanimbar warriors.
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".
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