Western New Guinea
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Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch and granted to Indonesia in 1962. Given the island
Before the 1970s, the Korowai people of Papua were an uncontacted people.
The Nagarakertagama mentioned a region in the east called Wanin, present-day Onin Peninsula in the Fakfak Regency, West Papua
Fort Du Bus in 1828
Dutch expeditions in Netherlands New Guinea 1907–1915.
Papua (province)
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Papua, formerly known as West Irian and Irian Jaya, is a province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island groups in Cenderawasih Bay to the west. It roug
Western New Guinea
…Autonomy" status was granted to the region, although up to 2006, implementation had been partial. The region was divided in 2003 into the provinces of Papua and West Papua. In 2022, the new provinces of Central Papua, Highland Papua, South Papua, and Southwest Papua were created. Dutch East India Company…
The Papuan People's Assembly is created formally in 2001 to administer the Papuan Special Autonomy
Teletubbies Hill (Tungkiwiri) in Jayapura Regency
Biak people during a ceremony
The Afaitaneng dance (id), a traditional Papuan war dance performed by the Ambai people from Menawi village and Ambai village in the Yapen Islands