Tanahmerah
| Tanah Merah | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Tanah Merah Location of Tanah Merah in Papua | |
| Coordinates: 6°5′48″S 140°18′12″E / 6.09667°S 140.30333°E | |
| Country |
 Indonesia |
| Province | Papua |
| Regency | Boven Digoel Regency |
Tanah Merah (or Tanamerah) is a town in Papua (province) of Indonesia (not to be confused with Tanahmerah Bay) situated on the Digul river within the interior of Western New Guinea. The town acted as a Dutch penal colony during the period when Indonesia was a Dutch colony.[1]
There is an airport ICAO: WAKT.
Notes
- ↑ Indonesian Independence Committee (Melbourne, Vic.) (1946), Dutch imperialism exposed : the green hell of Tanah Merrah, Indonesian Independence Committee, retrieved 4 June 2012
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