Where is Gili Island?

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Where is Gili Island?

Answer 1

Gili Islands

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The Gili Islands (Indonesian:Tiga Gili [Three Gilis], Kepulauan Gili [Gili Islands]) are an archipelago of three small islands — Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air — just off the northwest coast of Lombok, Indonesia.

The islands are a popular destination for Western tourists looking for a remote island experience. Each island has several small resorts, usually consisting of a small collection of huts for tourists, and a restaurant. Most local inhabitants live in the hilly interior of the island. Automobiles and motorized traffic are prohibited on the islands by local ordinance, so the preferred method of transportation is bicycle or the horse-drawn carriage called a cidomo. Diving in and around the Gilis is also popular, although the prices are fairly high due to local cartel activities. The name "Gili Islands" is a bit of a misnomer, because Gili simply means "small island" in Sasak

Answer 2

this first site doesn't recognize Gili (Island) as a place, but brought back a list of similar sounding place names

http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men...

this site pretty much says it is in Indonesia

http://www.getty.edu/vow/TGNServlet?engl...

this one also is giving Indonesia as the main country with Gili place names, but I am wondering, looking at the places on this and previous site, if Gili is the Bahasa Indonesia word for "Island"

http://www.geonames.org/search.html?q=gi...