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Sumba (Petjo: Soemba-eiland; Indonesian: pulau Sumba), natively also spelt as Humba, Hubba, Suba, or Zuba (in Sumba languages) is an Indonesian island (part of the Lesser Sunda Archipelago group) located in the Eastern Indonesia and administratively part of the East Nusa Tenggara provincial territory.
Sumba lies behind high mountains and it used to be difficult to reach in wintertime when the storms raged, but now there is a tunnel, which makes all transport much easier. Just outside the coast of Sumba is the islet of Sumbiarhólmur. In summertime men from Sumba take 7 or 8 rams out on the islet and collect them again in September. [2]
Sumba people have a rich and relatively diverse oral folklore. Preserved traditional festivals, which includes horse race, bull sacrifices, complex funerary rituals and fights with spears. Pasola is the cultural feast of the Sumba people and is considered one of Indonesia's cultural richness, which is very rare and unique to the Sumba people. [19]
Sumba Island is an island in Lake Victoria that is divided between Kenya and Uganda. It is located in the administrative area of Busia County in the western part of the country, 400 km west of the capital Nairobi .
Manupeu Tanah Daru National Park is located on the island of Sumba in Indonesia. This national park consists lowland forests on steep slopes that rise up to ca. 600m. This national park consists lowland forests on steep slopes that rise up to ca. 600m.
The town of Waingapu is the capital of East Sumba Regency (its urban area comprises the kecamatan of Kota Waingapu and Kambera). The population of East Sumba Regency was 227,732 at the 2010 Census [2] and 244,820 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 255,498 (comprising 131,082 males and 124,416 females). [1]
NIHI Sumba is a luxury resort on the western coast of Sumba Island in eastern Indonesia. [1] [2] [3] The resort has 27 villas and spans across 567 acres of jungle.
Wainyapu, a Kodi [a] village, has some 1,400 dolmens — one of the highest concentrations on Sumba. [6] This island is the last place on Earth where some cultures still follow the traditions of the hill tribes of South-East Asia and commonly build megaliths such as dolmens for collective graves. [7]