Sanana Island
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| Location | South East Asia |
| Coordinates | 2°12′00″S 125°55′00″E / 2.2°S 125.91667°E |
| Archipelago | Maluku Islands |
| Area | 558 km2 (215.4 sq mi) |
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| Largest city | Sanana |
Sanana (earlier name Xulla Besi [1]) is an island, part of Sula Islands which is part of Maluku Islands in Indonesia. It is also the name of that island's largest settlement, home to the Dutch era fort Benteng De Verlachting.[2][3]
Sanana is located at 2°12′00″S 125°55′00″E / 2.2°S 125.9166667°ECoordinates: 2°12′00″S 125°55′00″E / 2.2°S 125.9166667°E, south of Mangole Island. The area of the island is 558 km².
Sanana airport is linked to Ternate and Ambon by Trigana Air Service flights.[4]
As was common throughout Maluku at that time, Sanana suffered serious religio-ethnic tensions between Muslims and Christians during 1999.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Goodall, George (Editor)(1943) Philips' International Atlas London, George Philip and Son map 'East Indies' pp.91-92
- ^ Lonely Planet guide to Indonesia 2010, page 741
- ^ Photo of Sanana's fort before 1920
- ^ http://www.trigana-air.com
- ^ Ambon rioting leaves 100 dead in Indonesia from World Socialist Website, 30 January 1999
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