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  2. Thousand Legs house - Wikipedia

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    The thousand legs house (Indonesian: Rumah kaki seribu) is the traditional house of the Arfak people who reside in Manokwari Regency, West Papua. [1] [dead link ‍] The house is dubbed "Thousand Legs" because it uses many supporting poles underneath, so when seen, it has many legs like a millipede. Meanwhile, its roof is made of straw or sago ...

  3. Arfak Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Arfak Mountains (Indonesian: Pegunungan Arfak) is a mountain range found on the Bird's Head Peninsula in the Province of West Papua, Indonesia.. The term "arfak" came from arfk the language of the coastal Biak people, meaning "people who sleep over fire", to refer to how the Arfak warm their houses by putting hot ember below their Rumah Kaki Seribu. [1]

  4. West Papua (province) - Wikipedia

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    West Papua (Indonesian: Papua Barat), formerly Irian Jaya Barat (West Irian), is an Indonesian province located in Indonesia Papua.It covers most of the two western peninsulas of the island of New Guinea: the eastern half of the Bird's Head Peninsula (or Doberai Peninsula) and the whole of the Bomberai Peninsula, along with nearby smaller islands.

  5. Southwest Papua - Wikipedia

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    Southwest Papua (Indonesian: Papua Barat Daya) is the 38th province of Indonesia to be created, and was split off from West Papua on 8 December 2022. [4] Despite being named southwest, it is a misnomer and this province is actually located in the northwest edge of Papua .

  6. Rumah adat - Wikipedia

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    A traditional Batak Toba house in North Sumatra. With few exceptions, the peoples of the Indonesian archipelago share a common Austronesian ancestry (originating in Taiwan, c. 6,000 years ago [4]) or Sundaland, a sunken area in Southeast Asia, and the traditional homes of Indonesia share a number of characteristics, such as timber construction and varied and elaborate roof structures. [4]

  7. Bintuni Bay Regency - Wikipedia

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    Teluk Bintuni Regency or Bintuni Bay Regency is a regency of West Papua Province of Indonesia.It covers an area of 18,637 km 2, comprising administrative districts on three sides of Bintuni Bay, a gulf that separates the Bird's Head Peninsula and Bomberai Peninsula which together form the main geographical constituents of the province; it had a population of 52,422 at the 2010 Census [2] and ...

  8. Highland Papua - Wikipedia

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    Highland Papua (Indonesian: Papua Pegunungan) is a province of Indonesia, which roughly follows the borders of Papuan customary region of Lano-Pago, shortened to La Pago. [6] It covers an area of 51,213.33 km 2 (19,773.58 sq mi) and had a population of 1,448,360 according to the official estimates as at mid 2023.

  9. File:RUMAH TRADISIONAL EMAWA, NABIRE, PAPUA.jpg - Wikipedia

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    Bahasa Indonesia: Emawa sebagai rumah laki-laki, namun dalam kehidupan sehari masyarakat biasanya memahami lebih dalam yaitu Owaada sebagai kebun bagi tanaman yang diyakini memunyai nilai khusus dalam budaya karena keberadaannya, sangat terkait dengan Tokoh dalam gerakan mesianis dalam Suku Mee/Ekagi. Disatu sisi Emawa dipahami sebagai sebuah ...