The Tidore are a major ethnic group living in North Maluku province of Indonesia. They primarily live in Tidore island and also in some parts of Halmahera. They speak the Tidore language.[1] The Tidore people are predominantly Sunni Muslim and famous as the founders of the Tidore Sultanate, the easternmost Muslim kingdom in the world along with Ternate, Jailolo and Bacan.[citation needed]

Tidore
Total population
53,000
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia (North Maluku)
Languages
Tidore
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Ternate [ru]

References

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  1. ^ Voorhoeve, C.L. (1988), "The languages of the North Halmaheran stock", Papers in New Guinea linguistics. No. 26, Pacific Linguistics A-76, Canberra: Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, pp. 181–209, doi:10.15144/PL-A76.181, ISBN 0-85883-370-0, OCLC 220535054