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The charm of North Maluku, a young province born from the division of Maluku, unfolds across hundreds of its islands, ranging from Halmahera, Cibi, Talabu, Bacan to Morotai. With Sovivi as its capital city that replaces Ternate, this region carries the historical traces of the Ternate Sultanate since 1250 and serves as a home to military remnants from Portuguese and Dutch colonization.

Historical fortresses adorn the city, such as the Sentosa (Dutch), Oranye (Malay), Kalumata, Talucco (Portuguese), and Takome (Dutch) fortresses. Its abundant spices and natural resources, including cloves, nutmeg, copra, cocoa, corn, and cassava, have been the attraction of North Maluku, sought after by the Portuguese, English, and Dutch since the 16th century.

As the former territory of the largest Islamic kingdom in Eastern Nusantara, North Maluku is dubbed the Sultanate of Moloku Kie Raha (Sultanate of Four Mountains in Maluku), consisting of the sultanates of Bacan, Jailolo, Ternate, and Tidore. Various ethnic groups such as Ternate, Tidore, Makian, Bacan, and others inhabit this region, rich in cultural arts such as Soya-Soya, Lalayan, Tide-Tide, Togal dances, and Tifa music.

The North Maluku Pavilion at TMII presents Moloku Kie Raha through the traditional sasa’du house of the Sahu tribe in West Halmahera. The traditional beauty is showcased in this wooden stilt house equipped with stairs on both sides, roofs made of ijuk leaves, and dego-dego (bamboo bed) underneath. While you’re here, don’t forget to explore the traditional costumes, musical instruments, trinkets, local cuisine, agricultural products, and handicrafts that adorn the North Maluku traditional house.

DID YOU KNOW?

Thanks to the enchanting Morotai Island with its white beaches and blue sea, North Maluku is dubbed the “Maldives of Indonesia”, which becomes one of the main destinations in Eastern Indonesia.