Baliem Valley

The Baliem Valley is a region in central . Surrounded by mountains as high as 3,000 meters and practically isolated from much of the island, this valley hosts some of the traditional cultures of Papua.
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  • Type: valley
  • Description: valley in Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Balim Valley”, “Grand Valley”, and “Shangri La”

Baliem Valley

Latitude
-4.0218° or 4° 1′ 19″ south
Longitude
138.896° or 138° 53′ 46″ east
Open location code
6Q7WXVHW+7C
Wiki­data ID
Q804967
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Baliem Valley” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وادي باليم”
  • Belarusian: “Баліем”
  • Bengali: “বালিয়েম উপত্যকা”
  • Catalan: “Vall de Baliem”
  • Chinese: “巴列姆山谷”
  • Dutch: “Baliemvallei”
  • Esperanto: “Baliem”
  • Esperanto: “Valo Baliem”
  • French: “vallée de Baliem”
  • French: “Vallée de Baliem”
  • German: “Baliem-Tal”
  • Hungarian: “Baliem-völgy”
  • Indonesian: “Lembah Baliem”
  • Italian: “valle del Baliem”
  • Italian: “Valle del Baliem”
  • Japanese: “バリエム渓谷”
  • Polish: “Dolina Baliem”
  • Russian: “Долина Балием”
  • Spanish: “Valle de Baliem”
  • Spanish: “Valle Grande”

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