Maluku Islands
 Maluku Islands ke map | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oceania, Melanesia or Southeast Asia |
| Coordinates | 03°S 129°E / 3°S 129°E |
| Total islands | ~1000 |
| Major islands | Halmahera, Seram, Buru, Ambon, Ternate, Tidore, Aru Islands, Kai Islands, Lucipara Islands |
| Highest elevation | 3,027 m (9931 ft) |
| Highest point | Binaiya |
| Administration | |
| Provinces | |
| Largest settlement | Ambon |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 3,131,860[1] (2020) |
| Ethnic groups | Ambonese, Alfur, Nuaulu, Bugis |
Maluku Islands (/məˈluːkuː, mæˈluːkuː/ mə-LOO-koo-,_-mal-OO--; Indonesian: Kepulauan Maluku) or the Moluccas (/məˈlʌkəz/ mə-LUK-əz; Dutch: Molukken), Indonesia ke eastern hissa ke ek archipelago hae. Tectonically ii islands Molucca Sea Collision Zone ke Halmahera Plate pe hae. Geographically ii West Melanesia me hae. Moluccas ke uu jagha bataawa jaae hae jahaan pe Asia aur Oceania geography aur sankriti ke anusaar mile hae.
Ii islands ke Spice Islands bola jaawat rahaa, kaaheki hian pe nutmeg, mace, aur cloves mile hae, jiske kaaran Europe ke log ii jagha ke 16th century se colonise kare lagin.[2]
Indonesia ke independence ke baad se 199 talak, Maluku Islands ek province rahaa, lekin iske baad iske dui hissa me baat dewa gais; North Maluku, me Morotai aur Sula ke biich ke jagha rahaa, aur the jon islands Buru se Seram se Wetar rahaa Maluku Province me rahe gais. North Maluku jaada kar ke Muslim hae, aur iske capital, Sofifi Halmahera island me hae. Maluku province me jaada Christian log rahe hae, aur iske capital Ambon hae. Pahile ii jagha ke sab log Melanesian rahin,[3] lekin dher island ke log ke, khaas kae ke Banda Islands me, ke 17th century me Dutch–Portuguese War, jiske Spice War ke naam se bhi jaana jaae hae, ke time maar dewa gais rahaa. 20th century se dher migrant log, khaas kar ke Java se aae ke hian pe rahe lagin, jiske kaaran native log aur migranys ke biich ke tanao kharra bhais.[4]
- ↑ "Jumlah Penduduk Hasil SP2020 menurut Wilayah dan Jenis Kelamin (Orang), 2020" (in Indonesian). Badan Pusat Statistik. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ "Welcome to Maluku". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ↑ IRJA.org Archived 14 Aprel 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "IV. THE CONFLICT". Indonesia:The Violence in Ambon. Human Rights Watch. March 1999. https://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports/1999/ambon/amron-03.htm#P162_35087. Retrieved 27 February 2024.