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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] 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 leaves.
Millipedes (originating from the Latin mille, "thousand", and pes, "foot") [1] [2] are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature.
The Kecamatan (District) of Kepulauan Seribu Utara ("North Thousand Islands") is located further north from Jakarta. It covers a land area of 3.04 km 2 and had an estimated population of 17,245 in mid 2022. [ 18 ]
Historically, Mak Lampir was locked inside a coffin inscribed with verses of the Koran by Kyai Ageng Prayogo, a disciple of Sunan Kudus who were ordered by the Sultan, Raden Patah to exterminate heresy and destroyed the wicked Mak Lampir.