Sangliat Dol

Sangliat Dol is a village on Yamdena in the Tanimbar Islands of southeastern Indonesia. Steps rise from the shore toward the village, reflecting the close relationship between its cliff-top setting and the sea.

The village is known for a boat-shaped stone ceremonial platform, part of a wider Tanimbar tradition of communal stone spaces. Its carved prow and stern evoke a vessel; oral traditions tell of ancestors arriving by boat. Such platforms were associated with ritual officials, offerings and events that brought villages together.