Bay of Dili
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The Bay of Dili is a bay on the north coast of Timor-Leste adjacent to Dili, its capital city. The bay forms part of Ombai Strait, which separates the Alor Archipelago from the islands of Wetar, Ataur
View north east towards Cape Fatucama, which resembles a crocodile's nose
The Dili waterfront, c. 1901
Net fishing in the bay, c. 2006
Cape Fatucama
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Cape Fatucama is a cape or large headland a short distance north east of Dili, on the north coast of Timor-Leste. It is best known as the site of the Cristo Rei of Dili, a colossal statue of Jesus Chr
Bay of Dili
…Strait, immediately to the north of the similarly named Dili municipality. It extends from the mouth of the Comoro River in the west to Cristo Rei Beach, Cape Fatucama, and the Cristo Rei of Dili statue in the north east. Early records about Timor, especially before the 1700s, are sparse. Portuguese settlers are said…
Early morning view of the Cape