Lokki

Indonesia / Maluku / Ambon /
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A Lokki Village, Huamual District, Western Seram Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia. This village used to be a promising land for more than two thousand people. However, it had been destroyed by a group of people from surrounding villages in 1999. This village has a long history and had a crucial roles in pre colonial times and during the occupation. The Dutch used the village and its territories as a main base for their occupation in Huamual Peninsula in 1600s. Between the late 1700s and 1800s the Dutch established a huge plantation (coconut, cacao and coffee) along the coastal areas of Lokki's territory. The Government of Indonesia took over the plantation after the Second Clash in 1950. During the Japanese Occupation, Lokki was used as a headquarter of one of Japanese high Commanders from 1942-1945.

Now, some of Lokinese who left their village during the riot had came back to Lokki after 5 years living separately in some refugee camps in Seram and Ambon islands.
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Coordinates:   3°17'25"S   128°3'35"E

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