Bazartete (also known as Bazar Tete) is a village located in

East Timor Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...

, comprising a subdistrict of

Liquiçá District Liquiçá (Tetum: ''Likisá'') is a coastal city in East Timor, 32 km to the west of Dili, the national capital. Liquiçá is the capital of Liquiçá District. The city has a population of 5,005 inhabitants. History A part of the colon ...

, located on a mountain top deep in the

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, just to the southeast of

Liquiçá Liquiçá (Tetum: ''Likisá'') is a coastal city in East Timor, 32 km to the west of Dili, the national capital. Liquiçá is the capital of Liquiçá District. The city has a population of 5,005 inhabitants. History A part of the colon ...

township. The area and its surrounding villages was the site of numerous cases of

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and

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committed by members of the

Besi Merah Putih Besi Merah Putih (also known as BMP), meaning ' red and white iron' in Indonesian, was the official name of an East Timor, approximately 200-strong, pro-Indonesia militia (Wanra). It operated in Maubara, in the district of Liquiçá, and in th ...

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group following and during the autonomy vote of 1999.

Notable people

* Brigida Antónia Correia - agricultural scientist and MP (2007–18) Populated places in Liquiçá District {{EastTimor-geo-stub