Tarung

E652667

Tarung is a traditional Sumbanese village near Waikabubak in West Sumba, Indonesia, known for its megalithic tombs and distinctive high-roofed houses that reflect ancient Marapu cultural practices.

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Tarung canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement ⓘ
traditional village ⓘ
architecturalStyle Sumbanese traditional architecture ⓘ
buildingMaterial bamboo ⓘ
thatch ⓘ
wood ⓘ
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
country Indonesia ⓘ
culture Marapu culture ⓘ
ethnicGroup Sumba people ⓘ
hasFeature ancestral tombs ⓘ
central village plaza ⓘ
raised wooden houses ⓘ
stone megalithic graves ⓘ
tall thatched roofs ⓘ
hasHouseType Uma Mbatangu ⓘ
hasLanguage Indonesian ⓘ
local Sumbanese languages ⓘ
hasOpenSpace ritual courtyard ⓘ
village square ⓘ
hasRitual ancestral rituals ⓘ
harvest ceremonies ⓘ
hasSocialStructure clan‑based community ⓘ
heritageStatus traditional cultural heritage site ⓘ
knownFor megalithic tombs ⓘ
traditional Sumbanese architecture ⓘ
traditional high‑roofed houses ⓘ
locatedIn East Nusa Tenggara ⓘ
Sumba Island ⓘ
linked to: Sumba

West Sumba Regency ⓘ
locatedNear Waikabubak ⓘ
locatedOn hilltop ⓘ
nearbyCity Waikabubak ⓘ
partOf West Sumba ⓘ
linked to: West Sumba Regency
practices Marapu ancestral worship ⓘ
region Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ
religion Marapu religion ⓘ
roofFunction symbolic link between underworld middle world and upper world in Marapu belief ⓘ
roofShape towering saddleback roof ⓘ
timeZone WITA ⓘ
tombFunction burial place for clan ancestors ⓘ
tombType megalithic stone tombs ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
traditionalEconomy animal husbandry ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
transportAccess road from Waikabubak ⓘ

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