Dili
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...and chief port and commercial center of East Timor. Soap, perfume, and pottery are produced, and coffee is processed. In World War II, Dili was occupied by the Japanese from Feb., 1942, until end of the war. Much of the city was destroyed...