Prai Ijing Village

Prai Ijing traditional village in Sumba, Indonesia, shows many conical thatched-roof houses and stone megaliths amidst green trees.
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Kampung Prai Ijing is a settlement of indigenous peoples in Tebara village, Waikabubak City District, West Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, which presents unique architecture and maintained for hundreds of years. Exotic village as one of traditional villages in Laiwangi Wanggameti National Park landscape. When entering traditional villages in Sumba, visitors are escorted to the head elder (kepala desa) where you are expected to offer gifts such as betel nut (sirih pinang). The central courtyard of Kampung Prai Ijing is dotted with menhir stones, often used for religious ceremonies.

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