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remains found on Sumba Island include dolmen tombs, upright stones, megalithic statues, stone enclosures, and levelled terraces. The Sumba megalithic tradition itself was characterized by the old megaliths built and carved with high quality standards. Some ancient tools are also found on the island. Notable findings are quadrangular
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Access to water is one of the major challenges in Sumba. During the dry season, many streams dry out and villagers depend on wells for scarce supplies of water. Villagers have to travel several kilometres several times a day to fetch water. It is mainly the women and children who are sent for water,
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As of 2021, Sumba is the last place on Earth where societies have remained close to the traditions of South-East Asian hill tribes and still build megalithic monuments such as dolmens for collective burials: more 100 megalithic tombs are still built each year on the island. But this too reflects the
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has been active in raising sponsorship to drill wells in villages and attempting to reduce poverty on the island. As of February 2013, the Sumba Foundation was responsible for 48 wells and 191 water stations, supplying 15 schools with water and sanitation, and reducing malaria rates by some 85%.
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were found on the central regions of the island (Central Sumba) which go back to thousands of years ago. These stone-based burial traditions are still kept alive by the Sumba people and have become a 'living ancient tradition' that still can be observed by scholars in modern days. The megalithic
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can be found along the coastal areas. The younger generations seem to reject Marapu. This may be at least in part because the only functioning schools are Catholic and embracing that religion is required to attend school. Whatever the cause, the difference is significant compared to some other
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Electricity mainly comes from diesel generators. New projects include 3 MW Bayu wind power plant (PLTB) in Kadumbul, East Sumba by PT Hywind. Another is the Bodo Hula Biomass Power Plant (PLTBm), West Sumba. 1 MW capacity. Other existing renewable electricity projects involve solar PV and
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The landscape is low, limestone hills, rather than the steep volcanoes of many Indonesian islands. There is a dry season from May to November and a rainy season from December to April. The western side of the island is more fertile and more heavily populated than the east.
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Villages almost always include members of several clans, because at each generation many of the youngest ones settle in villages other than the one they originated from - which may belong to an allied clan and not their own original clan and lineage.
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is labor-intensive and one piece can take months to prepare. Ikat from West Sumba is notably different to that produced in the East: its only designs are geometric motifs and it usually includes a part that imitates a reticulated python skin.
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Handini, Retno; Noerwidi, Sofwan; Sofian, Harry Octavianus; Fauzi, Ruly; Prasetyo, Unggul; Geria, I Made; Ririmasse, Marlon; Nasution, Devi Ayu Aurora; Rahayuni, Restu Ambar; Simanjuntak, Truman (July–August 2023).
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East / West difference: the Western segmentary societies built many more dolmens than the Eastern stratified societies; and dolmens in the east are larger, more richly ornated and are reserved to the royal clan.
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Watu Mandorak Cove, a white sandy beach with cliffs 42 kilometers south-west of Tambolaka (two-hour drive in the dry season ; in the rainy season, the journey takes longer and is not recommended).
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The west part of Sumba is inhabited by segmentary societies made of clans and of politically autonomous villages, while Sumba North and East are occupied by stratified societies (based on
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southern hemisphere supercontinent, recent research suggests that the island might have detached from the South East Asia margin. Most of it was originally covered in
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Province, and there is no single administrative body at the island level. The island and the very small offshore islands administered with it are split into four
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Tarimbang Bay, 87 kilometres south-west of Waingapu (three-hour drive), is a surfers paradise with 2- to 3-meter tall waves between June and September.
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which connected both islands, civilization was thought to arise from around those regions (which nowadays correspond to northern Sumba and to part of
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or 'original people'), to differentiate themselves from foreigners (non-Sumbanese people) who gradually and continuously came to occupy the island.
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of the natives of Sumba Island was started in 1886 by the Dutch under the Douwe Wielenga Jesuits missionary program in the district of Laura in
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regency territory). This story belongs to the Sumba oral traditions as was written down by Umbu Pura Woha (2007) in his book
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On the other hand, the Sumbanese cultural territory (including Sumba Island and its surrounding seas) are also known as 
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was the main commodity exported to Europe from this island, thus the Sumba Island back then colloquially also known as the
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has been ranked as one of the world's five best eco-hotels and was awarded the world's best hotel of 2016 and 2017 from
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species and a number of others are found only here and on some nearby islands. The endemic birds include the endangered
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provincial territory. Sumba has an area of 11,243.78 square kilometres (4,341.25 square miles), about the same size as
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There are a number of mammals, but the island is particularly rich in bird-life with nearly 200 birds, of which seven
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One significant archaeological discovery was that of the urn burial site in Melolo in the 1920s, dated around 2,870
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According to Sumbanese historians, Sumba Island was once connected to the neighbouring islands to the north, namely
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Oswal, R.; Jain, P.; Muljadi, E.; Hirsch, B.; Castermans, B.; Chandra, J.; Raharjo; Hardison, R. (January 2016).
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to the eastern regions of Java and its neighbouring islands (which in these case, most probably Kangean Island).
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in eastern Java gained more power over the maritime Southeast Asian territory after the kingdom defeated the
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route, it was examined through the analysis on the DNA of chicken species on Sumba that are naturally only
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In 1998 two national parks were designated on the island for the protection of endangered species: the
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Native women of Sumba wearing the traditional Sumba clothing in Kanangar district of East Sumba,
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August 2003 NASA satellite photograph of the Lesser Sunda Islands; Sumba is in the bottom centre
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forest while the south-facing slopes, which remain moist during the dry season, were evergreen
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The governmental seal of Dutch colonization at Watuhadang of Umalulu district in East Sumba.
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Koesbardiati, Toetik; Murti, Delta Bayu; Herina, Dessytri Ayu; Sari, Ayu Ambar (2018).
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This article is about the Indonesian island. For the village in the Faroe Islands, see
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Jeunesse, Christian; Bec-Drelon, Noisette; Boulestin, Bruno; Denaire, Anthony (2021).
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Richter, Anne; Carpenter, Bruce W.; Carpenter, Bruce; Sundermann, Jorg (16 May 2012).
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origin. Due to its distinctive flora and fauna, Sumba has been categorised by the
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area (a cultural region of Anakalang Sumba, a subethnic group of Sumba people).
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The ruins of the historical civilization of the Sumba people dates back to the
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Puru Kambera Beach, 30 kilometres north-west of Waingapu (one-hour drive)
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group) located in the Eastern Indonesia and administratively part of the
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Walakiri Beach, 24 km east of Waingapu, for its famed "dancing trees".
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Twenty-five to thirty percent of the population practices the animist
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Archaeology: Indonesian Perspective : R.P. Soejono's Festschrift
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Most of the original forest has been cleared for the planting of
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Paccou-Martellière, Véronique; Hinterseer, Thomas H. (2016).
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The Kodi are one of the 24 ethnic groups that inhabit Sumba.
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A relatively high percentage of the population suffers from
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ancestry. Sumba is home to 24 ethnic groups who speak nine
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Indonesian island in the Lesser Sunda Islands archipelago
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for its native ambiance and authentic local experience.
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Although generally thought to be originally part of the
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Sumba tourist and social information (private website)
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State of Authority: The State in Society in Indonesia
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SEAP Publications. p. 123. 1373:with a substantial minority being 864:can still be found in some areas. 25: 2571:(made by the US Army Map service) 2234:"Ikat from West Sumba, Indonesia" 900:Laiwangi Wanggameti National Park 2349:Annabel Symonds (9 March 2017). 2257:Hoepfner, Maren (4 March 2010). 2065:Culture and Customs of Indonesia 1835:Goodall, George (editor) (1943) 1823:Indonesian Institute of Sciences 1535: 1411:Development and living standards 904:Manupeu Tanah Daru National Park 291:(national language of Indonesia) 2618:Landforms of East Nusa Tenggara 2547:"Tourist and Road Map of Sumba" 2464:Intan Tanjung (July 12, 2016). 1888:Wikramanayake, Eric D. (2002). 1480:), 50 kilometres north-west of 1440:while the men are at work. 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Index

Sumbanese
Sumba, Faroe Islands
Sumbawa
Sumba

Indonesia
9°40′S 120°00′E / 9.667°S 120.000°E / -9.667; 120.000
Lesser Sunda Islands
Area rank
Mount Wanggameti
Province
East Nusa Tenggara
Waingapu
Sumba languages
Kambera
Momboru
Anakalang
Wanukaka
Wejewa
Lamboya
Kodi
Loli
Indonesian
Sumbans
Petjo
Indonesian
Sumba languages
Indonesian island
Lesser Sunda Archipelago
East Nusa Tenggara

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