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Pontianak Old Town in Kalimantan, History and Origin of the City’s Name

Pontianak City is one of the oldest cities in Kalimantan. The city is 249 years old. Even various sources often present quite different backgrounds. One of them is related to the female ghost who has died in childbirth, kuntilanak. The following is the background we found. The city of Pontianak was founded by Syarif Abdurrahman […]