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Medan Polonia
Medan Polonia is one of 21 administrative districts (''kecamatan'') in the city of Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The old Polonia Airport was located in this district. This area consists of luxury housing and restaurants near the airport, and shops and houses on the north side. Boundaries of the district (Indonesian: kecamatan): * To the north : Medan Petisah * To the south : Medan Johor * To the east : Medan Maimun * To the west : Medan Baru At the 2010 Census, it had a population of 52,794 inhabitants. Total area is and the population density in 2010 was .Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. Interesting places * Sri Mariamman Temple (ஸ்ரீ மாரியம்மன் கோவில்), Hindu temple * Kampung Madras (மதராஸ் கிராமம்), Little India * Sun Plaza, Shopping Mall * Hermes Place Polonia, Shopping Mall * Vihara Gunung Timur (東嶽觀), Buddhist temple * Masjid Agung (مسجد اڬوڠ), Mosque * Gurdwara Sri Gur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medan, North Sumatra
Medan (; English: ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sumatra, as well as a regional hub and financial centre of Sumatra. According to the Government of Indonesia, National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the Regions of Indonesia#Development regions, four main central cities of Indonesia, alongside Jakarta, Surabaya, and Makassar. As of the 2020 Census, Medan has a population of 2,435,252 within its city limits,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. and over 3.4 million in its built-up urban area, making it the List of metropolitan areas in Indonesia#Built-up urban areas, fourth largest urban area in Indonesia. The Medan metropolitan area—which includes neighbouring Binjai, Deli Serdang Regency, and a part of Karo Regency—is the largest metropolitan area outside of Java, with 4,744,323 residents counted in the 2020 Census. Medan is a multicultural metropolis and a busy trading city bordered b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampung Madras
Kampung Madras (Madras Village), formerly known as Kampung Keling ( ta, காலிங் கிராமம்), is the Little India of Medan, Indonesia, and one of the city's significant ethnic enclaves. Kampung Madras encompasses an area of approximately 10 hectares, and hosts a large Indian (mostly Tamils). Now a now part of the Medan Polonia district, Kampung Madras is home to many sporting goods resellers, sari stores, and other shophouses. In the mid-nineteenth century, the colonial Dutch began importing Indian labor to work on Sumatran plantations and to construct roads, trenches, and dykes; today, Sumatra is home to as many as 60,000 people of Indian descent, many of whom reside in Medan. This area was originally called ''Patisah'' ( ta, பெடிசாஹ்), and the name became a district in Medan called ''Petisah''. The enclave's name changed to ''Kampung Madras'' to reflect the native land of the people of Indian descent who reside there. However, many people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurdwara Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji
A gurdwara (sometimes written as gurudwara) (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ''guradu'ārā'', meaning "Door to the Sikh gurus, Guru") is a place of assembly and place of worship, worship for Sikhs. Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as ''Gurdwara Sahib''. People from all faiths are welcomed in gurdwaras. Each gurdwara has a ''Darbar Sahib Hall, Darbar Sahib'' where the current and everlasting guru of the Sikhs, the scripture Guru Granth Sahib, is placed on a (an elevated throne) in a prominent central position. Any congregant (sometimes with specialized training, in which case they can be known by the term granthi) may recite, sing, and explain the verses from the Guru Granth Sahib, in the presence of the rest of the congregation. All gurdwaras have a hall, where people can eat free vegetarian food served by volunteers at the gurdwara. They may also have a medical facility room, library, nursery, classroom, meeting rooms, playground, sports ground, a gift shop, and finally a repair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
