Alor Island

Alor is the largest in the and is one of the 92 officially listed outlying islands of Indonesia. It is located at the eastern end of the chain that runs through southeastern , which from the west include such islands as , , , , and .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as: ARD”, “Eiland Alor”, and “Pulau Alor
  • Historically known as: Ombai Island

Alor Island

Latitude
-8.27898° or 8° 16′ 44″ south
Longitude
124.74532° or 124° 44′ 43″ east
Population
145,000
Elevation
896 metres (2,940 feet)
IATA airport code
ARD
United Nations Location Code
ID ARD
Open location code
6Q36PPCW+C4
Geo­Names ID
1651606
Wiki­data ID
Q1130641
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Mari—“Alor Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جزيرة ألور
  • Balinese: Nusa Alor
  • Belarusian: Алор (востраў)
  • Belarusian: Алор
  • Cebuano: Alor Island
  • Chinese: 阿洛岛
  • Chinese: 阿洛島
  • Dutch: Alor
  • Dutch: Eiland Alor
  • Egyptian Arabic: جزيره الور
  • Esperanto: Alor
  • Estonian: Alor
  • Finnish: Alor
  • French: Alor
  • Galician: Illa Alor
  • Galician: Pulau Alor
  • German: Alor
  • German: Ombai
  • Indonesian: Alor
  • Indonesian: Poelau Ombai
  • Indonesian: Pulau Alor
  • Italian: Alor
  • Italian: isola Alor
  • Italian: Isola Alor
  • Japanese: アロール島
  • Japanese: アロル島
  • Javanese: Alor
  • Javanese: Pulo Alor
  • Korean: 알로르섬
  • Latvian: Alora
  • Lithuanian: Aloras
  • Malay: Alor
  • Malay: Pulau Alor
  • Malayalam: ആളോറ്
  • Polish: Alor
  • Portuguese: Alor
  • Russian: Алор
  • Spanish: Alor
  • Spanish: Isla Alor
  • Swahili: Alor
  • Swedish: Alor Island
  • Ukrainian: Алор
  • Vietnamese: Đảo Alor
  • Western Mari: Алор
  • Alor
  • Ombai
  • Pulau Alor

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