Sanana

Sanana lies on Sulabesi, the easternmost of the principal Sula Islands between Sulawesi and the northern Moluccas. The Sula archipelago came within the sphere of the Sultanate of Ternate, whose influence extended across the eastern Indonesian seas. In 1652 the Dutch built a fort at Sanana, placing a garrison on an island that was one of the more densely inhabited parts of the group.