Sanana Island

Sanana

Geography
Location	South East Asia
Coordinates	2°12′00″S 125°55′00″E / 2.2°S 125.91667°E / -2.2; 125.91667
Archipelago	Maluku Islands
Area	558 km2 (215 sq mi)
Administration
Indonesia
Largest settlement	Sanana
Demographics
Population	48,892 (2010 Census)

Sanana (earlier name Xulla Besi ) is an island, part of Sula Islands which is part of Maluku Islands in Indonesia. It is also the name of that island's largest settlement, home to the Dutch era fort Benteng De Verwachting.

Men and children on the beach (1930-1936)

Fort de Verwachtingh () in 1921

Sanana is located at 2°12′00″S 125°55′00″E / 2.2°S 125.916667°E / -2.2; 125.916667Coordinates: 2°12′00″S 125°55′00″E / 2.2°S 125.916667°E / -2.2; 125.916667, south of Mangole Island. The area of the island is 558 km².

Sanana airport is linked to Ambon by Trigana Air Service flights.

As was common throughout Maluku at that time, Sanana suffered serious religio-ethnic tensions between Muslims and Christians during 1999.

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