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Jayapura

(ˌdʒɑːjɑːˈpʊərə)
n
(Placename) a port in NE Indonesia, capital of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), on the N coast. Pop: 155 548 (2000). Former spelling: Djajapura Former names: Sukarnapura, Kotabaru or Hollandia
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Ja•ya•pu•ra

or Dja•ja•pu•ra

(ˌdʒɑ yəˈpʊər ə)

n.
the capital of Irian Jaya, on the NE coast, in Indonesia. 149,618.
Formerly, Hollandia.
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The Trigana plane went missing on Sunday while travelling from Jayapura, the provincial capital, to Oksibil, near the border with Papua New Guinea.
If Ceres hurdles the playoff, the Bacolodbased side will join Group E, where Bengaluru FC of India, Persipura Jayapura and Warriors FC of Singapore have been grouped.
Summary: Jayapura: A tunnel at a mine in the remote east of Indonesia caved in Tuesday ...
Witnessed by six family members of WWII Japanese soldiers, as well as government representatives from Indonesia and Japan, the remains, found in the village of Puay in the province's Jayapura and Sarmi regencies, were cremated in Puay.
In the first four months of this year, Aston opened five new star rated hotels including three, four and five-star hotels in Cengkareng, Bandung, Balikpapan, Jayapura, and Medan.
Congress, United Nations personnel, and non-government agencies access to Jayapura and the rest of the province; and c) demilitarizing your approach.
JAYAPURA, Indonesia -- At least 5,000 people in Indonesia's West Papua province face hunger and starvation after fleeing a military offensive against separatists, church leaders in the region said.
A spokesperson for the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport said that flights to and from Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Balikpapan, Semarang, Makassar, Manado, Padang, Palembang, Pekanbaru, Jayapura, Pontianak, Bengkulu and Tanjung Karang were all rescheduled to allow people to vote.
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Jayapura, Indonesia - Rescuers battled Monday to reach a remote, mountainous site in eastern Indonesia where debris has been spotted after a plane carrying 54 people and cash worth almost half a million dollars crashed Sunday.
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