West Timor is a region covering the western part of the island of Timor, except for the district of Oecussi-Ambeno. Administratively, West Timor is part of East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. The
Warriors from the region around Kupang (1875). Engraving from the Gazelle expedition report
Festivity at which Paravicini is surrounded by local rulers, 1756
Replica of a Dutch East Indiaman from 1748
Noimini Bay on the south coast of West Timor. Photo of the Siboga expedition by Max Wilhelm Carl Weber (1899/1900).
Oecusse, also known as Oecusse-Ambeno and formerly just Ambeno, is an exclave, municipality and the only Special Administrative Region of Timor-Leste.
West Timor
…West Timor (Indonesian: Timor Barat) is a region covering the western part of the island of Timor, except for the district of Oecussi-Ambeno (an East Timorese exclave). Administratively, West Timor is part of East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. The capital as well as its main port is…
The Cussi [de], mythical origin of Oecusse
Mountains near Sacato, in the suco of Nipane [de]
A padrão in Lifau marks the spot where the Portuguese first landed on Timor in 1515.