Maros

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The Regent of Maros and his entourage at Makassar during Dutch colonial period.
Padjoge dancers in Maros, Sulawesi (ca. 1870)

Maros is a town in the South Sulawesi province of Indonesia; it is the capital of the Maros Regency. Nearby is a prehistoric cave that has been submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative list.[1] The town is the location of the Indonesian Cereals Research Institute, a branch of the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development.

References

  1. ↑ Maros Prehistoric Cave - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

Coordinates: 5°00′08″S 119°34′32″E / 5.00222°S 119.57556°E / -5.00222; 119.57556


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