Sumba

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geographical region island

Sumba is a rugged island in eastern Indonesia known for its traditional Marapu culture, megalithic tombs, and distinctive ikat textiles.

Aliases (1)
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region →
island →
administrativeDivision Central Sumba Regency →
East Sumba Regency →
Southwest Sumba Regency →
West Sumba Regency →
borderedBy Indian Ocean →
SavU Sea →
Sumba Strait →
country Indonesia →
ethnicGroup Sumba people →
hasAirport Tambolaka Airport →
Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport →
hasEndemicSpecies Sumba boobook →
Sumba buttonquail →
Sumba green pigeon →
Sumba hornbill →
hasHighestPoint Mount Wanggameti →
hasLargestCity Waingapu →
hasProtectedArea Laiwangi Wanggameti National Park →
Manupeu Tanah Daru National Park →
hasTown Tambolaka →
Waikabubak →
hasTraditionalArchitecture high‑roofed clan houses →
hasTraditionalCraft ikat weaving →
knownFor Marapu culture →
Pasola festival →
horse culture →
ikat textiles →
megalithic tombs →
savanna landscapes →
surfing beaches →
traditional villages →
language Anakalangu language →
Indonesian →
Kambera language →
Lamboya language →
Wewewa language →
locatedIn East Nusa Tenggara →
Lesser Sunda Islands →
Southern Hemisphere →
Tropical climate zone →
eastern Indonesia →
partOf Nusa Tenggara archipelago →
religion Christianity →
Islam →
Marapu →
timeZone Central Indonesia Time →
Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Indonesia →
containsIsland
Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi →
expandedTerritory
Bima–Sumba languages ("Sumba Island") →
geographicDistribution
Indonesian archipelago →
hasMajorIsland
Nusa Tenggara →
hasPart
Flores →
northOf
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages →
spokenIn
Bima–Sumba languages →
spokenOn
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