Ariate

Ariate
Ariate
Town
	Ariate Location in Seram Island
	Coordinates: 3°11′2″S 128°4′28″E / 3.18389°S 128.07444°ECoordinates: 3°11′2″S 128°4′28″E / 3.18389°S 128.07444°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Maluku
Regency	West Seram
Time zone	UTC+8 (WITA)

Ariate is a small town on the southwestern coast of the Indonesian island of Seram. On 21–22 August 1999 there was violent conflict in the area and other settlements such as Piru, Loki, and , which resulted in 12 deaths in total on the island.^[1] Police failed to reach the town on time, due to mobs who "set up roadblocks and fired shots at the reinforcements sent in from Salahutu sub-district town of Masohi".^[2]

References[]

^ Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific. BBC Monitoring. 1999.
^ "Up to 12 dead in fresh religious clashes in Indonesia". Oocities.org. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

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[1] Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific. BBC Monitoring. 1999.

[2] "Up to 12 dead in fresh religious clashes in Indonesia". Oocities.org. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

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hide v t Seram Island, Indonesia
Settlements	Amahai Ariate Atiahu Bemu Bengoi Bula Kairatu Kamarian Kulur Luhu Loki Masohi Piru Taniwel Tehoru
Geography	Ambon Island Boano Island Haruku Island Manipa Island Saparua Island Manusela National Park Eti River Kawa River Masiwang River Sapalewa River Salawai River Tala River
Endemic fauna	Graphium stresemanni Rufescent darkeye Seram bandicoot Seram crow Seram friarbird Seram honeyeater Seram masked owl Seram small tree-nymph Seram thrush Seram white-eye
Native people and languages	Alfur Alune Hainuwele Manusela Nuaulu Nunusaku languages Piru Bay languages Wemale

Ariate
Town
Ariate Location in Seram Island
Coordinates: 3°11′2″S 128°4′28″E / 3.18389°S 128.07444°E / -3.18389; 128.07444Coordinates: 3°11′2″S 128°4′28″E / 3.18389°S 128.07444°E / -3.18389; 128.07444
Country	Indonesia
Province	Maluku
Regency	West Seram
Time zone	UTC+8 (WITA)