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Explore Arar in Papua New Guinea
Arar in the region of Madang is a town in Papua New Guinea - some 315 mi or ( 506 km ) North of Port Moresby , the country's capital city .
Current time in Arar is now 04:12 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Port Moresby " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wewak, Wabag, Umuim, So, and Sissiak. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wewak . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Arar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Madang District
Madang District is a district in the central part of Madang Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the six administrative districts that make up the province.
Located at -5.08 145.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Gogol River
The Gogol River is a river in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It empties to Astrolabe Bay at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:5.3166667|S|145.75|E||||| | |name= }}.
Located at -5.32 145.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Airlines PNG Flight 1600
Airlines PNG Flight 1600 was a passenger flight which crashed in near the mouth of the Gogol River, Papua New Guinea on 13 October 2011. 28 of the 32 onboard died. The aircraft involved, a de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 (known as a Dash 8), was operating Airlines PNG's scheduled domestic service from Lae Nadzab Airport to Madang Airport. The crash site was 20 km south of the destination. It was hard to reach the survivors as according to firefighters, "it was very hard to get there.
Located at -5.37 145.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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