Dili is the capital and largest city of Timor-Leste. It lies on the northern coast of the island of Timor, in a small area of flat land hemmed in by mountains. The climate is tropical with distinct we
Government Palace, Dili, 2023
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, 2023
National Parliament building, Dili, 2018
Jesus Backside Beach, Dili, East Timor
Portuguese Timor was a Portuguese colony on the territory of present-day Timor-Leste from 1702 until 1975. During most of this period, Portugal shared the island of Timor with the Dutch East Indies.
Dili
…distinct wet and dry seasons. The city has served as the economic hub and chief port of what is now Timor-Leste since its designation as the capital of Portuguese Timor in 1769. It also serves as the capital of the Dili Municipality, which includes some rural subdivisions in addition to the urban ones that make up the…
Portuguese Governor José Joaquim Lopes de Lima [de], who without authorisation agreed on new borders with Dutch authorities.
Group of political deportees in Timor, 1932.
Memorial to chief Evaristo de Sá Benevides.
Portuguese ceremony in Atabae (1970)