Refuge

Perum SD 5

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The place

Perum SD 5 (Perumahan Sekolah Dasar 5, "Primary School No. 5 Residence") on Sumbawa island, Sumbawa Besar/Alas area (West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia), at 22 m elevation, north coast of Sumbawa. Continuous Indonesia cluster (batches 259-294). Rural housing (likely for primary school teachers) in the Lesser Sunda Islands, part of Sasak/Samawa heritage (an Austronesian Muslim people) and the legacy of Tambora 1815 (VEI 7, the largest eruption in recorded history, causing the "year without a summer" in 1816).

The setting

Sumbawa, Sumbawa Besar/Alas, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, 22 m, Lesser Sundas, continuous cluster batches 259-294, Perum SD teacher housing, Sasak/Samawa Muslim heritage, Tambora 1815 VEI 7 largest eruption, year without a summer 1816.