Overview of Indonesia: History

The early, modern history of Indonesia begins in the period from 2500 BCE to 1500 BCE with a wave of light brown-skinned Austronesian immigrants, thought to have originated in Taiwan. This Neolithic group of people, skilled in open-ocean maritime travel and agriculture are believed to have quickly supplanted the existing, less-developed population. Read More »

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Bambanipa in Central Sulawesi
Bancakan in Central Java
Bangbayang in West Java
Botto in South Sulawesi
Buntu Lantangunta, a mountain in South Sulawesi
Candirejo in Central Java
Desa Gendaran in East Java
Desa Karyabakti in West Java
Desa Mertajaya in West Java
Desa Samirono in Central Java
Desa Sukodono in East Java
Desa Wakap in West Java
Gatak in Central Java
Gunung Apuy, a peak
Gunung Bulak, a hill in Central Java
Gunung Cakaran, a hill in Central Java
Gunung Guabuta, a hill in Central Java
Gunung Manginpulo, a hill
Gunung Mojopitu, a hill in Central Java
Gunung Watumermera, a hill
Huidu Buadu, a hill in Propinsi Gorontalo
Huidu Datahu, a hill in Propinsi Gorontalo
Irimi
Kali Jetak, an intermittent stream in Central Java
Karipi in East Nusa Tenggara
Komba
Leko Roka, a stream in East Nusa Tenggara
Mluwih Lor in Central Java
Pakuli in Central Sulawesi
Palapanu in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Habuya, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Kabundinga, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Kahangaai, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Kanabukataka, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Laiandung, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Laiwera, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Lawitu, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Makala, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Ndima, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Palandu, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Panggulinghuru, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Paraingmadita, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Pareirua, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Praikanjangar, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara

Palindi Tabuah, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Tandalulu, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Walakari, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Watubara, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Watumondu, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Palindi Wunjil, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Pasir Astana, a hill in West Java
Pasir Bantar, a hill in West Java
Pasir Huni, a hill in West Java
Pasir Janggot, a hill in West Java
Pasir Kalapa, a hill in West Java
Pasir Laja, a hill in West Java
Pasir Layung, a hill in West Java
Pasir Nyonglo, a hill in West Java
Pasir Ucing, a hill in West Java
Pasir Wangkal, a hill in West Java
Pasirkamarang in West Java
Rantelemo in Provinsi Sulawesi Barat
Salu Kondongan, a stream in South Sulawesi
Sepon in South Sulawesi
Tamansari in West Java
Tanjung Appatanah, a cape in South Sulawesi
Tanjung Batumote, a cape in Central Sulawesi
Tanjung Karang, a cape in Central Sulawesi
Tanjung Lailaka, a cape in East Nusa Tenggara
Tanjung Mangguar, a cape
Tanjung Mangkalihat, a cape in East Kalimantan
Tanjung Watukurang, a cape in East Nusa Tenggara
Tanjung Watumiten, a cape
Tanjung Watupayung, a cape
Tokasa in South Sulawesi
Tombang in South Sulawesi
Toro Watupuu, a cape
Tubu Manuef, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Tubu Nusuana, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Tubu Saken, a hill in East Nusa Tenggara
Tunggilio Botumbuang, a cape in Central Sulawesi
Tunggilio Kapi, a cape in Central Sulawesi
Tunggilio Tatilo, a cape in Central Sulawesi
Tunggilio Uyandangan, a cape in Central Sulawesi
Ujung Pepe, a cape in South Sulawesi
Wae Teke, an intermittent stream in East Nusa Tenggara

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Cano Negro, a stream in Departamento de Arauca, Colombia
Chabet Garaa Anaajma, a wadi in Wilaya de Relizane, Algeria
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Dengre-Peperessou in Region du N'zi-Comoe, Ivory Coast
Elijah Branch, a stream in Panola County, Texas
Eliot Branch, a stream in Hood River County, Oregon
Garland Brook, a stream in Oxford County, Maine
Godigamuwa in Province of Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Goth Jalalani in Sindh, Pakistan
Hajjiabad-e Baghat in Ostan-e Hormozgan, Iran
Jabouye, a hill in Tahoua, Niger
Kranggan in Central Java, Indonesia
Mouse Islet, an island in Newfoundland and Labrador
Muangua in Malanje Province, Angola
Mwelushi, a stream in Copperbelt, Zambia

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Oba in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Regional State, Ethiopia
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Rio Botanamo, a stream in Estado Bolivar, Venezuela
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Sar Gerik in Ostan-e Khorasan-e Razavi, Iran
Ugolek in Kurskaya Oblast', Russia
Vanderbeck Lake Section 27 Dam in Randolph County, Missouri
Wallace Tank, a water tank in Socorro County, New Mexico
Walnut Grove in Clay County, Arkansas
Wombutok in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Yongyang-ni in Hwanghae-namdo, North Korea

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