Baliem Valley

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Baliem Valley is a highland valley in the Central Range of Papua, Indonesia, known for its dramatic mountain scenery and indigenous Dani communities.

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Baliem Valley canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
valley
accessBy Wamena Airport NERFINISHED
administrativeDivision Jayawijaya Regency NERFINISHED
climate cool highland tropical climate
continent Asia
country Indonesia
culturalSignificance center of Dani culture
discoveredByWesternWorld 1938 American expedition
economicActivity agriculture
tourism
elevation approximately 1600 meters above sea level
festivalLocation Wamena NERFINISHED
hasAttraction highland trekking routes
traditional Dani villages
hasCulturalEvent Baliem Valley Festival NERFINISHED
inhabitedBy Dani people NERFINISHED
Lani people NERFINISHED
Yali people NERFINISHED
knownFor dramatic mountain scenery
indigenous Dani communities
landscapeFeature river terraces
steep mountain slopes
languageSpoken Dani languages NERFINISHED
Indonesian
locatedIn Central Range NERFINISHED
Papua NERFINISHED
locatedOnIsland New Guinea NERFINISHED
mainRiver Baliem River NERFINISHED
mountainRange Maoke Mountains NERFINISHED
nearestMajorTown Wamena NERFINISHED
partOf Papua Highlands NERFINISHED
province Highland Papua NERFINISHED
region Eastern Indonesia NERFINISHED
religionPracticed Christianity NERFINISHED
indigenous belief systems
timeZone UTC+9
tourismType cultural tourism
trekking tourism
traditionalAgriculture sweet potato cultivation
traditionalEconomy subsistence farming
traditionalHousing honai huts
transportMode local road network
small aircraft
vegetation grasslands
montane forest

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Central Range contains Baliem Valley
Central Cordillera contains Baliem Valley