Seram
Seram (formerly Ceram, also called Seran or Serang) is an island in the Maluku province of Indonesia. It is located north of Ambon Island. The chief port/town is Mt. Binaiyi, 3,019 m (9,905 ft)
Seram is traversed by a central mountain range. The interior has dense rain forests and is largely unexplored. Copra, resin, sago, and fish are important products. Oil is exploited in the northeast near Bula.
History
Portuguese missionaries were active there in the 16th century. Dutch trading posts were opened in the early 17th century, and the island came under nominal Dutch control c. 1650.
Religion
Most of the people here fuse Hindu, Animist and Protestant beliefs
into their Naurus religion. Hindu influence in this area was not strong at this area of Indonesia, however.
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