Kicras
| Kicras | |||
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| Coordinates | 9 ° 4 ' S , 126 ° 1' E | ||
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| Country | East Timor | ||
| Manufahi | |||
| Administrative office | Fatuberlio | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | TL-MF | ||
| Suco | Clacuc | ||
| height | 21 m | ||
Kicras ( Kiras, Quirás ) is an East Timorese town in Suco Clacuc ( Fatuberlio administrative office , Manufahi municipality ). It is located on the coast of the Timor Sea in the east at an altitude of 21 m . The state capital Dili is about 78 km north. The inhabitants speak Tetum Terik as their mother tongue .
history
During the Second World War , most of the last Australian soldiers on Timor were evacuated from Kicras on the night of January 9-10, 1943, together with 50 Portuguese from the destroyer HMAS Arunta .
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Change of the administrative borders of East Timor
The administrative borders within East Timor changed in 2015. This article must therefore be checked and updated if necessary. See New Administrative Boundaries .