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Ainaro District, central Timor-Leste, roughly 70 km south of Dili · Timor-Leste
Tatamailau (Mount Ramelau)
Tatamailau, more widely known internationally as Mount Ramelau, is the highest point in Timor-Leste and on the entire island of Timor, rising to 2,963 m in Ainaro District roughly 70 km south of the capital, Dili. Its name derives from the Mambai language and means 'Grandfather of All Mountains,' reflecting the peak's deep spiritual significance to Timorese communities. A three-meter statue of the Virgin Mary, installed atop the summit in 1997 during the Indonesian occupation, draws an annual pilgrimage on the Feast of the Annunciation (March 25). Under Portuguese colonial rule, Tatamailau was for a time considered the highest point in Portugal's territory, exceeding even mainland Portugal's highest peak. The mountain is reached via a straightforward, non-technical hike from the highland village of Hato Bulico, typically about 4 hours to the summit, through what was once old-growth montane forest but is now largely deforested grazing land.
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