Tulehu is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in Salahutu,

Central Maluku Regency Central Maluku Regency ( id, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah) is a regency of Maluku Province of Indonesia. The Regency covers an area of 11,595.57 km2, and had a population of 361,698 at the 2010 Census, and 423,094 at the 2020 Census. The official ...

, Maluku, Indonesia. Residents of Tulehu and surrounding areas speak the

Tulehu language Tulehu (also known as Souw Aman Teru) is an Austronesian language spoken on Ambon Island in eastern Indonesia, part of a dialect chain of Seram Island Seram (formerly spelled Ceram; also Seran or Serang) is the largest and main island of M ...

, which differs slightly in dialect from one village to the next.

Sport

Despite its small size Tulehu is known to be the birthplace of several famous Indonesian footballers. Footballers who come from Tulehu include

Hendra Bayauw Hendra Adi Bayauw (born 23 March 1993) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club Bali United. International career In 2008, Bayauw represented the Indonesia U-16, in the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship. Hend ...

, Hasyim Kipuw,

Ramdani Lestaluhu Rizky Ramdani Lestaluhu (born 5 November 1991 in Tulehu) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Liga 1 club Bali United. Personal life Lestaluhu was born to Abdul Latif Lestaluhu and Heal ...

Alfin Tuasalamony Alfin Ismail Tuasalamony (born 13 November 1992) is an Indonesian professional football (soccer), footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, full-back for Liga 1 (Indonesia), Liga 1 club RANS Nusantara F.C., RANS Nusantar ...

, and

Imran Nahumarury Imran Nahumarury (born 12 November 1978) is a retired Indonesian football player and manager who previously played as midfielder for PSB Bogor, Persikota Tangerang, Persija Jakarta, Persib Bandung, Persita Tangerang, Persikabo Bogor, PSSB Bire ...

. The government plans to spend 2 billion Rps in the coming years to further develop Tulehu's talent. So strong is the passion for football in Tulehu that all economically stable residents must donate a ball every year to the local organization so that all the children will have a chance to practice.

In film

The 2014 Indonesian film Cahaya Dari Timur: Beta Maluku was based on a book called ''Jalan Lain ke Tulehu'' (''other way to Tulehu''). Both the book and film deal with the

Maluku sectarian conflict The Maluku Islands sectarian conflict was a period of ethno-political conflict along religious lines, which spanned the Indonesian islands that compose the Maluku archipelago, with particularly serious disturbances in Ambon and Halmahera island ...

and aftermath, with the book being written by a journalist who was trapped in Tulehu while it was happening. The film is about the events and details how football suffered during the conflict but also helped rebuild afterwards. Most of the scenes and actors from Cahaya Dari Timur: Beta Maluku are from Tulehu.

Culture and Religion

COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Moslimmannen tijdens het gebed op vrijdag in de moskee Tulehu TMnr 20017952

COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Moslimmeisjes in een zijbeuk van de moskee tijdens het gebed op vrijdag Tulehu TMnr 20017951

COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Verkoopster van geneesmiddelen Tulehu TMnr 20017953

All of the residents of Tulehu are Muslim with Islam playing a prominent role in public and private life. The Mesjid Jelu Tulehu is the biggest mosque and building in the village.

References

{{Maluku-geo-stub' Tulehu Tulehu