Avenida de Portugal (Dili)

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Avenida de Portugal
Street in Dili
Avenida de Portugal
Aerial view from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Av. de Portugal
Basic data
place Dili
District Motael , Kampung Alor , Fatuhada , Pantai Kelapa , Comoro , Bebonuk
Hist. Names Eastern part:
Connecting roads Avenida de Motael , Avenida Luro Mata
Cross streets Rua dos Direitos Humanos , Rua de Palapaço , Rua Ribeira de Maloa , Rua de Campo Alor
Buildings Embassy of the Philippines, Embassy of the People's Republic of China, Embassy of Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of East Timor, Embassy of the United States, Embassy of Malaysia, Pertamina Oil Depot, Honorary Consulate of Mexico, Embassy of Norway
use
User groups Pedestrian traffic , private traffic , public transport
Technical specifications
Street length about 2.7 km

The Avenida de Portugal is a main street of the East Timorese capital Dili , which runs from the center, along the coast, to the west and has a length of about 2.7 kilometers. Several embassies, hotels and the East Timor’s Foreign Ministry are located on it .

Surname

U.S. Embassy and State Department on Av. de Portugal from the air

The street is named after the former colonial power Portugal , with whom East Timor is now a close friend. The name already existed in colonial times. After the Indonesian occupation (1975-1999), Avenida de Portugal was extended to the following Avenida Salazar in the east as far as the Motael district . In 2015 this section was renamed Avenida de Motael .

course

The Avenida de Portugal runs along the Dilis coast. On the north side there is a beach where fishing boats are often moored. Avenida de Portugal begins west of the center of Dilis, after the Motael lighthouse (in Suco Motael , Vera Cruz administrative office ), on the corner of Rua dos Direitos Humanos , as a continuation of Avenida de Motael . The Embassy of the Philippines is right on the corner . The next street from the south is Rua de Palapaço , on the east bank of the (mostly dry river) Maloa . On the west bank follows the Rua Ribeira de Maloa , the Suco Kampung Alor ( Dom Aleixo administrative office ) and immediately afterwards the Embassy of the People's Republic of China . A little further ahead of a small canal and Rua de Campo Alor follows the Japanese embassy . The next canal marks the border to Suco Fatuhada and soon behind it the complex of the East Timorese Foreign Ministry. Almost as big is the property with the buildings of the US Embassy further west in the Pantai Kelapa district of Fatuhada . At the Embassy of Malaysia, Avenida de Portugal turns south, away from the coast, where the Pertamina oil depot extends along the shore. To the west is the Suco Bebonuk . The Honorary Consulate of Mexico and the former Embassy of Norway are still on the last stretch of Avenida de Portugal .

The South Korean embassy is also located on Avenida de Portugal .

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  • Beach in Kampung Alor on Av. de Portugal

  • Hotel Esplanada, Fatuhada

  • Foreign Ministry

  • Fatuhada

  • Fatuhada

  • Embassy of the USA

  • Embassy of Malaysia

  • Avenida de Portugal at the junction to the south

  • Pertamina oil depot

  • The Honorary Consulate of Mexico

  • On Av. de Portugal, north to the coast (Pantai Kelapa)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ SAPO: Nova toponímia de Díli começa a ser implementada com 89 ruas , October 30, 2015 , accessed on October 31, 2015.
  2. ↑ Observador: Timor-Leste: novos nomes para as ruas de Díli , October 30, 2015 , accessed on October 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ Dilis city map
  4. ^ Website of the government of East Timor: Embaixadas em Timor-Leste , accessed on July 11, 2016.

Coordinates: 8 ° 32 '53.3 "  S , 125 ° 33' 49.9"  E