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West Papua Niugini / Irian Jaya / Papua Ocidental - flag. Papua, formerly known as Irian Jaya. Papua has vast oil and mineral reserves. But it remains under-developed, with its people leading a traditional and basic existence. Dutch kept control of province when Indonesia gained independence in 1940. Annexed by Indonesia in 1963. Its people are Melanesians, while the majority of Indonesians are Malays. Guerrillas of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) are fighting for independence while the political struggle is advanced by the Papuan Presidium Council (PDP). images of
West Papua
(formerly also known as Irian Jaya)
West Papua / Irian Jaya - Owus village: woman dancing (photo by G.Frysinger) Owus village: woman dancing West Papua / Irian Jaya - Owus village: plumed man (photo by G.Frysinger) Owus village: plumed man
West Papua / Irian Jaya - Owus village: mother and child (photo by G.Frysinger) Owus village: mother and child West Papua / Irian Jaya - Owus village: Asmant tribal man (photo by G.Frysinger) Owus village: tribal man
West Papua / Irian Jaya - Owus village: man with nose ornament (photo by G.Frysinger) Owus village: man with nose ornament West Papua / Irian Jaya - Owus village: woman (photo by G.Frysinger) Owus village: woman
West Papua / Irian Jaya - Owus village: a couple (photo by G.Frysinger) Owus village: a couple West Papua / Irian Jaya - Syuru village: dugout canoes and crew (photo by G.Frysinger) Syuru village: dugout canoes and crew
West Papua / Irian Jaya - Syuru village: houses on stilts (photo by G.Frysinger) Syuru village: houses on stilts West Papua / Irian Jaya - Syuru village: dugout canoe being prepared (photo by G.Frysinger) Syuru village: dugout canoe being prepared
West Papua / Irian Jaya - Agats: residence entirely on pilings due to the soft and often flooded soil (photo by G.Frysinger) Agats: residence entirely on pilings due to the soft and often flooded soil West Paupua - Syuru village - near Agats: Asmat man (photo by G.Frysinger) Syuru village: Asmat man
West Papua / Irian Jaya - Agats: red church (photo by G.Frysinger) Agats: red church West Papua / Irian Jaya - Agats: mosque for the Javanese settlers (photo by G.Frysinger) Agats: mosque for the Javanese settlers
West Papua / Irian Jaya - Agats: dugout canoes (photo by G.Frysinger) Agats: dugout canoes West Papua / Irian Jaya - Agats: tribal shields at the Asmat museum (photo by G.Frysinger) Agats: tribal shields at the Asmat museum
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West Papua - Western half of the island of New Guinea - former Dutch colony - currently under Indonesian occupation. Capital: Jayapura
see also: Australasia, Timor, Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, New Zealand, Singapore, Palau, Christmas island, Northern Marianas
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