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Taibesi ( Taibessi, Taibesse , from the Malay "tahi besi" for "iron rust") is a district of the East Timorese capital Dili .
geography
Taibesi is south of Dili, southeast of the Santa Cruz Cemetery . The Rio Bemori flows to the east during the rainy season . The district is part of the Suco Lahane Oriental ( Nain Feto Administration Office ).
Sights and facilities
The center of the quarter is the large Taibesi market ( Mercado Taibesi in Portuguese ). To the east is the bus station, from which buses run to other parts of the country.
The Fonte dos Namorados , the source of lovers, is located on the street of the same name north of the market. The memorial to commemorate the victims of the Japanese occupation in World War II has been commemorating the Portuguese dead since 1946 , who were killed by the Japanese occupation forces between 1942 and 1945 (see Battle of Timor ). It consists of the coat of arms of Portugal and two crossed rifles on a pillar flanked by two guns.
To the north of the market, on a side street off Rua Fonte dos Namorados, lies the Pura Girinatha , the only Hindu temple in East Timor. The somewhat abandoned temple was built during the Indonesian occupation. The Chinese cemetery of Dili has been located in the west of Taibesi since 1889 .
In 2017 the Amigos de Jesus school opened in Taibesi.
The Hindu temple Pura Girinatha
Memorial to the victims of the Japanese occupation of Timor
Fonte dos Namorados, the source of lovers
history
After the Japanese occupation of Portuguese Timor in World War II, Taibesi was a collection point for Japanese war material. Over 1000 vehicles were stored and scrapped here.
The Portuguese army headquarters in Taibesi occupied by FRETILIN fighters on August 20, 1975 as a result of the civil war .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Inauguração da Escola Amigos de Jesus, em Taibessi
- ↑ "Part 3: The History of the Conflict" (PDF; 1.4 MB) from the "Chega!" Report of the CAVR (English)