Why visit Masohi
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 1 place to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Masohi
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About Masohi
Masohi is a coastal town on the Indonesian island of Seram. It is the capital of the Central Maluku Regency (Kabupaten Maluku Tengah). It was the site of a detention camp for political prisoners in the 1970s. It had 36,433 inhabitants at the 2020 census.
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Museums and landmarks2
Monumen Ir. Soekarno
Monument and historic site · 1.4 km
Jalan Kapitan Pattimura, Masohi
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes1
Where to stay1
History
The name Masohi comes from a bahasa tanah from the Central Maluku branch which means 'mutual cooperation'. After being devastated and losing many of its residents due to sectarian riots at the beginning of the 21st century, this town is starting to improve itself again. The original residents are Alifuru peoples who have absorbed Ambonese culture and speak Ambonese Malay, but many immigrants from the Indonesian government's transimgration program live in this town. Masohi is a city that was built on 3 November 1957 and was inaugurated by 'laying the first stone' by Indonesia's first president, Sukarno. This town was originally built on disputed land between the Amahai regional government and the Maluku provincial government after the West Seram area was not deemed suitable. This city was founded on the traditional land of the Amahai village, which was previously known as Dataran Nama (Nama Plains) which was the beginning of the new history of Seram (Nusa Ina) after its weakening the power of Republic of South Maluku leadership of Chris Soumokil as well as a form of developing Maluku after the independence of the Republic of Indonesia.
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Churches and places of worship4
Masjid Bani Abdullah
Place of worship · Sunni · 1.3 km
Jl. Kapitan Pattimura, Masohi
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare2
Map of Masohi
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Getting there and nearby towns
Amahai Airport (AHI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 7 km away.
- Amahai 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Mentari pagi, Hasiati kimia, CC BY-SA 4.0
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