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Surakarta, Where The Culture Hold The Ancient Heritage

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Surakarta Surakarta Hadiningrat, popularly named as Solo is one of famous city in Central Java after Yogyakarta and Semarang. In fact, Solo is located in 65KM northeast of Jogjakarta and 100KM southeast of Semarang. Solo is lying along the longest and the most fertile river in Java, Bengawan Solo or Solo River and set aside between hugest mountain volcanoes Merapi and Merbabu in the north, and mount Lawu in the southeast border. Solo is approximately with the Javanese culture and tradition after Jogjakarta. The ancient history of Solo dates back…

Magelang, Where The Borobudur Lays

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Magelang Magelang is one of significant city in Central Java. People sometimes get misunderstanding about this place of Borobudur, they usualy acknowledge that Borobudur is settled on Jogjakarta, otherwise it is on Magelang. Magelang is located on strategic area between Semarang-Jogjakarta, which is 75 km to the South of Semarang and 43 km to the North Jogjakarta. Dates back to the past, it was known that Magelang was build on April 11 907 Century. The early history told that Magelang was a village named “Mantyasih“ which is now being called…

Semarang, A Bowl Of Diversities

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Semarang Semarang, this capital city of Central Java Province is such an old city that remain the long ancient history regarding the tragedy and the way of living from the inhabitant. Semarang at early begin dates back on 8th Century when it was named as Bergota. By the end of fifteenth century, a Javanese Islamic missionary from nearby Sultanate of Demak with the name of Made Pandan Prince. There was an infrequent Tamarind Tree, in Javanese language means Asem Arang. Thus, from that tamarin tree, Semarang city was born, taken…

Bali, The Paradise Itself

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Bali Bali is the most famous island in Indonesia and become the biggest island of the province itself. There are also some other small island in part of Bali like Nusa Penida Island, Nusa Lembongan Island, Nusa Ceningan Island, Serangan Island. Bali is located between Java Island and Lombok, Java to the west and Lombok to the east. Denpasar is the capital and administrative area of this Province. While Ubud is the center of art, which is located in Gianyar regency, and Kuta, Sanur, Seminyak, Jimbaran and Nusa Dua is…

Enjoy Jakarta

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Jakarta Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia, and the first biggest city in Indonesia. Jakarta also the center of economic, cultural and politic. Moreover, Jakarta is the most populous city in Indonesia and in Southeast Asia and also 12-largest city in the world. As mentioned as Metropolitan city together with JABODETABEK [Jakarta, Bogor,Tangerang,Bekasi] it become the second largest in the world. There is a very long history mentioned about Jakarta together with the journey independent Indonesia toward the colonialism. Jakarta in the past was named as various label, on…

Banten, Between Debus And Rhinos

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Banten Banten is one of Indonesia Provinces that stand on the tip of Java Island. Formerly was a part of West Java Province, but on 2000 was separated and become a single province. The administrative city is located on Serang city. Banten at early begin was a port city with the busiest activity and prosperous people. Also, Banten was the most important port from Sunda Kingdom. When it was become a part of Sultanate of Banten, Banten became the biggest port city on South East Asia as big as Malaka…

East Java, Where Everything Is On Here

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East Java Jawa Timur or East Java is one of Indonesia provinces that lies on Java Island, properly located on eastern side on Java Island, near Madura Island, which is also part on East Java province. The capital is Surabaya, which is the second largest city after Jakarta and the most industrial center and port. The local inhabitant and the most ethic people is Javanese and some of Madurese, The Osing people of Banyuwangi and Tionghoa people. East Java is the place of some cultural diversities that live in the…

West Java, Here The Beauty Inside

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West Java West Java is an Indonesia province, which is the most populous province in Indonesia. The capital from this province is Bandung, one of Indonesia famous big city. The local ethnic from this cold province is Sundanese, with Sundanese language. People who live in northern coast use Cirebon dialect, similar with Banyumas language of Brebes dialect, while for the people who live near Jakarta, like Bekasi, Depok and some of Bogor speak with Bahasa of Betawi dialect. Other ethnic is coming from Javanese and Betawi people and some of…

The Heart Of Javanese Culture

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Central Java Central Java is a province that lies in Java Island, properly in the middle of Java Island. Administratively the capital of this province is Semarang Central Java is another area in Java Island which rich of Javanese culture after The Special Region of Yogyakarta. Some called that central Java is the heart of Javanese culture and the home of Javanese court. The people of Central Java are known as soft-spoken, very polite, extremely class-conscious, apathetic, down-to-earth and so on. These stereotypes formed what most non-Javanese see as “Javanese…

Yogyakarta, Where The Culture Is Calling

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Yogyakarta Special Region of Yogyakarta or Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta is the one of Indonesia Province and the smallest province in Indonesia, with the capital of Yogyakarta city. Yogyakarta is located on Java Island, properly in Central Java. Until this day, Sultanate of Jogyakarta is still hold the precolonial monarchy. Yogyakarta is the center of everything about Javanese, including the art, the famous Batik cloth, Wayang or Indonesia traditional Puppet, or anything about the Javanese itself. The economic commodity from this province is coming from the agriculture, trading, handicraft like, silver…