Samarai

Samarai is an island and former administrative capital in , . The island is historically significant as the site of a trading port and stop-over between and .
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  • Town with about 460 residents
  • …has the IATA airport code SQT
  • Description: human settlement and island in Papua-Neuguinea
  • Also known as
    “Samarar”
    “Samaria”

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Island
an island in China Strait, , .
3 km west of Samarai
Island
is a small island separating West…
3½ km northwest of Samarai
Island
is a large island separating West…
3½ km south of Samarai
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Latitude
-10.61061° or 10° 36′ 38″ south
Longitude
150.66194° or 150° 39′ 43″ east
UN/LOCODE
PG SQT
Open location code
5RXG9MQ6+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Samarai” goes by many names.
SamaraiCebuano
薩馬賴Chinese
SamaraiDutch
SamaraiItalian
サマライJapanese
СамарайRussian
СамарайUkrainian
سامارائیWestern Panjabi
“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

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