Papua

Papua, also known as Western New Guinea and formerly Irian Jaya, is the easternmost part of Indonesia. It comprises the western half of the island of New Guinea, the world's largest and highest tropical island, while the eastern half is the independent country of Papua New Guinea.

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Baliem Valley
The Baliem Valley is a region in Papua. Baliem Valley Travel Guide »
Raja Ampat
Raja Ampat is in Papua in Indonesia. The name given to these islands comes from a local myth. The four major islands found here … Raja Ampat Travel Guide »
Asmat
The Asmat region is an area of southwest Papua province of Indonesia, located on the western half of the island of New Guinea. Asmat Travel Guide »
Jayapura
Jayapura is the capital and largest city in Papua, Indonesia. The city has also been known in the past as Hollandia, Kota Baru 1962-1963) and even Sukarnopura. Jayapura Travel Guide »
Biak
Biak is the main city on the island of Biak, off the northwest coast of Papua, Indonesia. Biak Travel Guide »
Merauke
Merauke is in Papua. Merauke Travel Guide »
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Papua Travel Guide is based on Papua by Inas, Claus Hansen, Bill Ellett, Jani Patokallio, Evan Prodromou, David Le Brun, Burmesedays, Tatatabot, iGuide and others. Papua Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.