Mota'ain
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Mota'ain, also spelled Mota'in or Mota Ain, is a village in Bobonaro District in East Timor
and is the country's main road border crossing into West Timor
in Indonesia
. The East Timor-Indonesia border runs along the River Mota.
Mota'ain is 118km west of the East Timor capital Dili
and 3km west of the town of Batugade.
The first town across the border in Indonesia is Atapupu, 25km from Atambua
, the seat of the Belu Regency of the Nusa Tenggara Timur Province in West Timor. The Indonesian customs, immigration and quarantine post at Mota'ain is called the Atambua checkpoint.
East Timor
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...
and is the country's main road border crossing into West Timor
West Timor
West Timor is the western and Indonesian portion of the island of Timor and part of the province of East Nusa Tenggara, .During the colonial period it was known as "Dutch Timor" and was a centre of Dutch loyalists during the Indonesian National Revolution...
in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. The East Timor-Indonesia border runs along the River Mota.
Mota'ain is 118km west of the East Timor capital Dili
Dili
Dili, spelled Díli in Portuguese, is the capital, largest city, chief port and commercial centre of East Timor.-Geography and Administration:Dili lies on the northern coast of Timor island, the easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands....
and 3km west of the town of Batugade.
The first town across the border in Indonesia is Atapupu, 25km from Atambua
Atambua
Atambua is a town in the East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia and it is the seat of Belu Regency. The city is located in the west of Timor Island. In September 1999, 250,000 refugees arrived here from East Timor, after their vote for independence and the following violence...
, the seat of the Belu Regency of the Nusa Tenggara Timur Province in West Timor. The Indonesian customs, immigration and quarantine post at Mota'ain is called the Atambua checkpoint.