Dili

Dili
/dil"ee/, n.
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia. 52,158. Also, Dilli, Dilly.

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City (pop., 1999 est: 65,000), capital of East Timor.

It lies on the northern coast of Timor Island on Ombai Strait. Dili has been the capital, chief port, and commercial centre of the eastern half of Timor since it was settled by the Portuguese about 1520. During World War II it was occupied by Japan. East Timor was under Portuguese rule until 1975, after which it was designated a province of Indonesia. Dili suffered major damage by Indonesian military "militias" after East Timor voted for independence in 1999. The city became the capital of newly sovereign East Timor in 2002.

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also spelled  Dilly , or  Dilli 

      city and capital of East Timor. It lies on Ombai Strait on the northern coast of Timor island, the easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. Dili is the chief port and commercial centre for East Timor; it also has an airport. The population is mostly Timorese and Atonese with minorities of Portuguese, Eurasians, and Arab Muslims.

      Dili was settled about 1520 by the Portuguese, who made it an administrative centre; Spanish, Dutch, and British forces also vied for control of the colony. During World War II it was occupied by the Japanese. East Timor achieved independence from Portugal in 1975, but Indonesian forces invaded and, in 1976, designated Dili the capital of East Timor (Timor Timur) propinsi (province). However, a brutal guerrilla war ensued between Indonesian and pro-independence forces, during which thousands of civilians were killed. In 1999, when the territory gained independence under UN supervision, Dili was designated the administrative centre; it became the capital when East Timor achieved full sovereignty in 2002. Pop. (2004 est.) 51,700.

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