Tatamailau

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Tatamailau
Ramelau
Highest point
Elevation	2,986 m (9,797 ft)[1]
Prominence	2,986 m (9,797 ft)[1] Ranked 97th
Listing	Country high point Ultra Spesial Ribu
Coordinates	8°54′24″S 125°29′36″E / 8.90667°S 125.49333°E / -8.90667; 125.49333[1]
Geography
Tatamailau Location in East Timor
Location	Ainaro District, East Timor
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Tatamailau (Tetum: Foho Tatamailau), or Tata Mailau, sometimes referred as Mount Ramelau, is the highest mountain in East Timor and also of Timor island at 2,986 m (9,797 ft). The mountain is located approximately 70 km (43 mi) south of the capital Dili in the district of Ainaro. While East Timor was a Portuguese colony it was called the highest mountain of Portugal in the twentieth century, since the highest mountain of Portugal proper is of a more modest height. The name "Tatamailau" is Mambai-origin, the local language and means "Grandfather of all". "Ramelau" is the name of the massif of the mountain. The Tatamailau is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the subject of an annual pilgrimage commemorating the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on or around 25 March. There is a three-metre-high statue of the Virgin Mary on the peak, which came from Italy and was erected during Indonesian occupation in 1997.