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| Location | South East Asia |
| Coordinates | 2°12′00″S 125°55′00″E / 2.2°S 125.91667°E |
| Archipelago | Maluku Islands |
| Area | 558 km² |
| Country | |
| Indonesia | |
Sanana (earlier name Xulla Besi [1]) is an island, part of Sula Islands which is part of Maluku Islands in Indonesia.
Sanana is located at 2°12′00″S 125°55′00″E / 2.2°S 125.9166667°ECoordinates: 2°12′00″S 125°55′00″E / 2.2°S 125.9166667°E, south of Mangole Island. The area of the island is 558 km². The other large Sula Islands are Taliabu and Mangole.
Sanana airport is linked to Ternate and Ambon by Trigana Air Service flights.[2]
As was common throughout Maluku at that time, Sanana suffered serious religio-ethnic tensions between Muslims and Christians during 1999.[1]
References
- ^ Goodall, George (Editor)(1943) Philips' International Atlas London, George Philip and Son map 'East Indies' pp.91-92
- ^ http://www.trigana-air.com
- ^ Ambon rioting leaves 100 dead in Indonesia from World Socialist Website, 30 January 1999
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