The oldest area in Jakarta is the northern part of the west coast of Java where the Ciliwung River flows into the bays in Jakarta. This port city was originally named Sunda Kelapa, but on June 22, 1527 Prince Fatahillah destroyed Sunda Kelapa and instead founded the city of Jayakarta in the area. This date […]
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There are many Javanese specialties that need to be recognized one by one and even preserved and used as daily food, one of which is a traditional food called tiwul. Many Javanese today may not know tiwul, because of the rapid development of contemporary food and many cultural influences from outside. But what is the […]
The Srivijaya kingdom originated from the eastern coast of Sumatra and has been a busy trade route visited by traders from India from around the beginning of AD. So that began to appear trading centers around there too. Gradually, these trading centers developed into small kingdoms around the 7th century AD. Some of these small […]