JAKARTA, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The fourth international Tour de Timor will be held next month in East Nusa Tenggara province, a government official disclosed.

The committee of the race has invited foreign and domestic racers to compete in the sport event scheduled to be held from December 4 to 8, senior official of provincial tourism office Beni Waho revealed.

One of the goals of the race is to promote tourism in the province situated in the central parts of the country, according to him.

"The racers will pass many tourism destination during the race," he said.

The race will start from Malaka district and will end in Kupang district with a total distance of 386 kilometers.