Bay of Dili
| Bay of Dili | ||
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 Satellite image of the bay with the city of Dili in flames (1999) |
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| Waters | Wetar Strait | |
| Land mass | Timor | |
| Geographical location | 8 ° 32 '13 " S , 125 ° 34' 51" E | |
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| Tributaries | Mota Claran , Rio Comoro | |
 The east bank of Dili Bay is shaped like a crocodile . A statue of Jesus, the Cristo Rei by Dili, balances on the tip of his nose |
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The Bay of Dili is located on the north coast of the island of Timor , leading to the Lesser Sunda Islands belongs.
geography
Dili , the capital of East Timor, is located on the bay . Its center with the government district is located on another smaller indentation on the south bank. To the west of this is the port of Dili with the Motael lighthouse . At the western end of the Bay of Dili the Rio Comoro flows into the sea, to the south the Mota Claran .
The eastern tip forms the Capa Fatu Cama , on which the statue of Jesus Christ Cristo Rei stands. A little south of it is the Areia Branca beach .
history
When the Portuguese reached the bay, they set up a small post here in 1520. The area belonged to the kingdom of Motael and was left to the Portuguese by the local ruler ( Liurai ) when they moved the capital of their colony Portuguese Timor here on August 11, 1769 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Seeds of Life: Map of Dili District , accessed October 11, 2015.
- ^ Geoffrey C. Gunn: History of Timor. ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Technical University of Lisbon (PDF file; 805 kB)
The administrative borders within East Timor changed in 2015. This article must therefore be checked and updated if necessary. See New Administrative Boundaries .