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The cuisine of Timor-Leste consists of regional popular foods such as pork, fish, basil, tamarind, legumes, maize, rice, root vegetables, and tropical fruit. [1] East Timorese cuisine has influences from Malay and Portuguese dishes from its colonisation by Portugal.
East Timorese architecture and landscaping is a combination of both Portuguese and indigenous Timorese. Many heritage districts, heritage towns, and heritage structures have been retained in Timor-Leste, unlike its Southeast Asian neighbors whose architectural styles have been dreadfully replaced by modern and shanty structures that have destroyed cultural domains.
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Works about East Timor (1 C) Pages in category "Culture of Timor-Leste" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Pages in category "Culture of East Timor" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bibi Bulak; C.
In East Timor alone, over 432,766 people speak Tetum as their first language (2015). Of the different dialects, 361,027 East Timorese stated that Tetun Prasa is their mother tongue, 71,418 mentioned Tetun Terik, and 321 mentioned Nanaek (2015). [1] The historical exonym Belu means 'friend' or 'protector'. Therefore, the eastern part of the ...
In late 1975 East Timor declared its independence but was invaded and occupied by Indonesia later that year, and declared that country's 27th province the following year. In 1999, following the United Nations -sponsored act of self-determination , Indonesia relinquished control of the territory and Timor-Leste became the first new sovereign ...
Timor-Leste, [a] also known as East Timor, [b] officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor , the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and the minor islands of Atauro and Jaco .