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Nias

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Nīas (Pulau Nias, Nias language: Tanö Niha) is an island located on the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. [1]

61 relations: Bali, Batak, Batu Islands, Binaka Airport, California Institute of Technology, Caritas Internationalis, Discover (magazine), Fall of Suharto, Forearc, Giving Children Hope, Gunungsitoli, Hinako Islands, Hippie trail, International Organization for Migration, Jakarta, Lesser Sunda Islands, List of districts of Indonesia, List of earthquakes in Indonesia, List of islands of Indonesia, List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, Malays (ethnic group), Medan, Megalith, Nias, Nias Expedition, Nias language, Nias people, Nias Regency, North Nias Regency, North Sumatra, Omo sebua, Overseas Chinese, Oxfam, Protestantism, Save the Children, Sângeorgiu de Pădure, Sea turtle, Siberut, Sibolga, Simeulue, South Nias Regency, Subduction, Sumatra, Sumba, Sunda Plate, Sunda Trench, Surfing, Taiwan, Teluk Dalam, Timor, ..., Tsunami, UNICEF, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, United Nations System, West Nias Regency, World Food Programme, World Vision International, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake. Expand index (11 more) »

Bali

Bali (Balinese:, Indonesian: Pulau Bali, Provinsi Bali) is an island and province of Indonesia with the biggest Hindu population.

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Batak

Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of closely related Austronesian ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia who speak Batak languages.

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Batu Islands

The Batu Islands are an archipelago of Indonesia located in the Indian Ocean, off the west coast of Sumatra, between Nias and Siberut.

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Binaka Airport

Binaka Airport is an airport in Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia.

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California Institute of Technology

The California Institute of Technology (abbreviated Caltech)The university itself only spells its short form as "Caltech"; other spellings such as.

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Caritas Internationalis

Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 165 Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide.

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Discover (magazine)

Discover is an American general audience science magazine launched in October 1980 by Time Inc.

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Fall of Suharto

Suharto resigned as president of Indonesia in May 1998 following the collapse of support for his three-decade long presidency.

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Forearc

A forearc is the region between an oceanic trench and the associated volcanic arc.

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Giving Children Hope

Giving Children Hope (GCHope), founded in 1993 by John Ditty and Juliana Reasor, is a faith-based non-profit organization that works to alleviate poverty, both domestically and internationally, through disaster relief, health and community development, vocational training and advocacy.

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Gunungsitoli

Gunungsitoli is the capital city of Nias Regency, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, but is also an independent municipality within the province.

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Hinako Islands

The Hinako Islands are a group of small islands off the coast of Nias Island in the North Sumatra Province of Indonesia.

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Hippie trail

The hippie trail (also the overland) is the name given to the overland journey taken by members of the hippie subculture and others from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s between Europe and South Asia, mainly through Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (including Jammu and Kashmir) and Nepal.

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International Organization for Migration

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is an intergovernmental organization that provides services and advice concerning migration to governments and migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers.

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Jakarta

Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (Daerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta), is the capital and largest city of Indonesia.

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Lesser Sunda Islands

The Lesser Sunda Islands (Kepulauan Nusa Tenggara "southeastern archipelago" or Kepulauan Sunda Kecil "lesser Sundanese archipelago") are a group of islands in Maritime Southeast Asia, north of Australia.

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List of districts of Indonesia

In Indonesia, a district (distrik) refers to third-level administrative subdivisions in Papua and West Papua.

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List of earthquakes in Indonesia

This is an incomplete list of more recent recorded major earthquakes that have occurred within the boundaries of Indonesia—as indicated by the geology of the region, and the volcanic activity—much large numbers of earthquakes of smaller magnitude occur very regularly due to the meeting of major tectonic plates in the region.

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List of islands of Indonesia

The islands of Indonesia, also known as the Indonesian archipelago and formerly known as the Indian archipelago, may refer either to the islands comprising the nation-state of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.

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List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

This is the list of regencies and cities of Indonesia.

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Malays (ethnic group)

Malays (Orang Melayu, Jawi: أورڠ ملايو) are an Austronesian ethnic group that predominantly inhabit the Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra and coastal Borneo, as well as the smaller islands which lie between these locations — areas that are collectively known as the Malay world.

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Medan

Medan; is the capital of North Sumatra province in Indonesia.

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Megalith

A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones.

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Nias

Nīas (Pulau Nias, Nias language: Tanö Niha) is an island located on the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Nias Expedition

The Nias Expedition was a punitive expedition of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army to Nias at the end of 1855, which, with intervals, lasted until 1864.

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Nias language

The Nias language is an Austronesian language spoken on Nias Island and the Batu Islands off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia.

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Nias people

Nias people are an ethnic group native to Nias, an island off the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Nias Regency

Nias Regency is a regency in North Sumatra province, Indonesia; it lies on the east side of Nias Island.

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North Nias Regency

Nias Utara (North Nias) Regency is a regency in North Sumatra province of Indonesia.

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North Sumatra

North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) is a province of Indonesia.

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Omo sebua

The Omo sebua is a traditional house style of the Nias people from Nias island, Indonesia.

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Overseas Chinese

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Oxfam

Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International.

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Protestantism

Protestantism is the second largest form of Christianity with collectively more than 900 million adherents worldwide or nearly 40% of all Christians.

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Save the Children

The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organisation that promotes children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries.

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Sângeorgiu de Pădure

Sângeorgiu de Pădure (Erdőszentgyörgy; Sankt Georgen auf der Heide) is a town in Mureș County, Romania.

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Sea turtle

Sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines.

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Siberut

Siberut is the largest and northernmost of the Mentawai Islands, lying 150 kilometres west of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean.

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Sibolga

Sibolga (formerly sometimes Siboga) is a city and a port located in the natural harbour of Sibolga Bay on the west coast of North Sumatra province, in Indonesia.

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Simeulue

Simeulue is an island of Indonesia, off the west coast of Sumatra.

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South Nias Regency

Nias Selatan (South Nias) Regency is a regency in North Sumatra province, Indonesia.

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Subduction

Subduction is a geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates where one plate moves under another and is forced or sinks due to gravity into the mantle.

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Sumatra

Sumatra is an Indonesian island in Southeast Asia that is part of the Sunda Islands.

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Sumba

Sumba (Pulau Sumba) is an island in eastern Indonesia.

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Sunda Plate

The Sunda Plate is a minor tectonic plate straddling the equator in the eastern hemisphere on which the majority of Southeast Asia is located.

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Sunda Trench

The Sunda Trench, earlier known as and sometimes still indicated as the Java Trench, is an oceanic trench located in the Indian Ocean near Sumatra, formed where the Australian-Capricorn plates subduct under a part of the Eurasian Plate.

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Surfing

Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or deep face of a moving wave, which is usually carrying the surfer towards the shore.

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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia.

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Teluk Dalam

Teluk Dalam is a sub-district in the South Nias regency, North Sumatra province, Indonesia.

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Timor

Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, north of the Timor Sea.

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Tsunami

A tsunami (from 津波, "harbour wave"; English pronunciation) or tidal wave, also known as a seismic sea wave, is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.

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UNICEF

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations (UN) program headquartered in New York City that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

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United Nations Development Programme

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' global development network.

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United Nations Human Settlements Programme

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–Habitat) is the United Nations agency for human settlements and sustainable urban development.

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United Nations Industrial Development Organization

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

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United Nations System

The United Nations System consists of the United Nations, and the six principal organs of the United Nations: the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice (ICJ), and the UN Secretariat, specialized agencies, and affiliated organizations.

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West Nias Regency

West Nias Regency (Bahasa Indonesia: Kabupaten Nias Barat) is a regency in North Sumatra province of Indonesia.

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World Food Programme

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations and the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security.

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World Vision International

World Vision International is an Evangelical Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization.

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2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on 26 December with the epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.

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2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake

The 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake occurred on 28 March off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias

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