Saturday, January 28, 2012

Timor, where??

I'm assuming that most of you, when you read that I was going to Timor Leste, looked up where it was on the map but just in case some of you are still wondering where in the world is Timor Leste here are 2 maps to help you locate your dear friend ;p

Where in the world

and Timor Leste itself

Timor Leste is composed of mountain regions and coastal areas, it is divided into 5 principal regions, 13 districts, including Oecussi, which is actually an enclave in Indonesian West Timor, 65 sub-districts and 442 Sucos (villages) and 2225 Sub-sucos (aldeias). During the colonial wars between Portugal and the Netherlands for control of the Indonesian islands, the Treaty of Lisbon agreed the boundaries of land between PT and NL and it was also agreed that PT would keep Oecussi given it's historical significance as the landing site of the first Portuguese caravela (naval ship) in 1511. 
How about that for a little bit of geography! :)


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