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Serang, Banten
Serang (, , Sundanese: ) is a city and the capital of Banten province and was formerly also the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia (the Regency's capital is now at Ciruas). The city is located towards the north of Banten province, on the island of Java; the north part of the city (Kasemen District) contains the coast zone facing onto Banten Bay, and includes the historical site of Old Banten, after which the province is named. Before Banten province was formed in 2000, Serang city was part of West Java province. Serang has a tropical rainforest climate, with no dry season month. It faces the Java Sea, which is home to the Thousand Islands. Serang had a population of 576,961 in the 2010 census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. making it the third most populous city in the province of Banten. The 2020 Census gave a total of 692,101;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 735,651.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regencies And Cities Of Indonesia
Regency (Indonesia), Regencies () and City status in Indonesia#Kota, cities (''kota'') are the second-level subdivisions of Indonesia, administrative subdivision in Indonesia, immediately below the Provinces of Indonesia, provinces, and above the Districts of Indonesia, districts. Regencies are roughly equivalent to American County (United States), counties, although Lists of populated places in the United States, most cities in the United States are below the counties. Following the implementation of decentralization beginning on 1 January 2001, regencies and city municipalities became the key administrative units responsible for providing most governmental services. Each of regencies and cities has their own local government and legislative body. The difference between a regency and a city lies in demography, size, and economy. Generally, a regency comprises a rural area larger than a city, but also often includes various towns. A city usually has non-agricultural economic acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Java
West Java (, ) is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to the west, the Java Sea to the north, the province of Central Java to the east and the Indian Ocean to the south. With Banten, this province is the native homeland of the Sundanese people, the Ethnic groups in Indonesia, second-largest ethnic group in Indonesia. West Java was one of the first eight provinces of Indonesia formed following the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, country's independence proclamation and was later legally re-established on 14 July 1950. In 1966, the city of Jakarta was split off from West Java as a 'special capital region' (), with a status equivalent to that of a province, while in 2000 the western parts of the province were in turn split away to form a separate Banten province. Even following these split- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultanate Of Banten
The Banten Sultanate (, ) was a Bantenese Islamic trading kingdom founded in the 16th century and centred in Banten, a port city on the northwest coast of Java; the contemporary English name of both was Bantam. It is said to have been founded by Sunan Gunungjati, who had previously founded Cirebon. Once a great trading centre in Southeast Asia, especially of pepper, the kingdom reached its apogee in the late 16th and mid-17th centuries. By the late 17th century, it was overshadowed by Batavia and was finally annexed to the Dutch East Indies in 1813. Its core territory now forms the Indonesian province of Banten. Today, in Old Banten, the Great Mosque of Banten is an important destination for tourists and for pilgrims from across Indonesia and from overseas. Formation Prior to 1526, a settlement called Banten was situated about ten kilometres inland from the coast on the Cibanten River, in what is today a suburb of Serang town. It was known as Banten Girang, meaning "U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cirebon
Cirebon (, formerly rendered Cheribon or Chirebon in English) is a port city on the northern coast of the Indonesian island of Java. It is the only coastal city of West Java, located about 40 km west of the provincial border with Central Java, approximately east of Jakarta, at . It had a population of 296,389 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 333,303 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 344,851 (comprising 173,052 males and 171,799 females). The built-up area of Cirebon reaches out from the city and into the surrounding regency of the same name; the official metropolitan area encompasses the whole of this regency as well as the city, and covers an area of , with a 2010 census population of 2,363,585; the 2020 census total was 2,603,924 and the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 2,732,822. Straddling the border between West and Central Java, Cirebon's history has been influenced by bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javanese Language
Javanese ( , , ; , Aksara Jawa, Javanese script: , Pegon script, Pegon: , IPA: ) is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, Indonesia. There are also pockets of Javanese speakers on the northern coast of western Java. It is the native language of more than 68 million people. Javanese is the largest of the Austronesian languages in List of languages by number of native speakers, number of native speakers. It has several regional dialects and a number of clearly distinct status styles. Its closest relatives are the neighboring languages such as Sundanese language, Sundanese, Madurese language, Madurese, and Balinese language, Balinese. Most speakers of Javanese also speak Indonesian language, Indonesian for official and commercial purposes as well as a means to communicate with non-Javanese-speaking Indonesians. There are speakers of Javanese in Malaysia (concentrated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Bantani Grand Mosque
Al-Bantani Grand Mosque is a congregational mosque in the city of Serang, Banten, Indonesia. With a capacity of 10,000 pilgrims, it is the second largest mosque in Banten province after the Al-Azhom Grand Mosque. History The groundbreaking of the mosque began in 2008, and the construction was completed in 2010. The completion year of the mosque was adjusted to match the ten-year anniversary of Banten province.Masjid Raya Al Bantani ''Dunia Masjid''. Retrieved April 30, 2021. The mosque was inaugurated by the then governor of Banten province, Ratu Atut Chosiyah. The inauguration of the mosque was held together with the release of 30,000 |
Congregational Mosque
A congregational mosque or Friday mosque (, ''masjid jāmi‘'', or simply: , ''jāmi‘''; ), or sometimes great mosque or grand mosque (, ''jāmi‘ kabir''; ), is a mosque for hosting the Friday noon prayers known as ''Friday prayer, jumu'ah''.See: * * * * * * * * * It can also host the Eid prayers in situations when there is no ''musalla'' or ''eidgah'' available nearby to host the prayers. In early History of Islam, Islamic history, the number of congregational mosques in one city was strictly limited. As cities and populations grew over time, it became more common for many mosques to host Friday prayers in the same area. Etymology The full Arabic term for this kind of mosque is ''masjid jāmi‘'' (), which is typically translated as "mosque of congregation" or "congregational mosque". "Congregational" is used to translate ''jāmi‘'' (), which comes from the Arabic Semitic root, root "ج - م - ع" which has a meaning ‘to bring together’ or ‘to unify’ (verbal for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kota Santri
''Kota santri'' ("city of santri" or "city of pious people") is an epithet used in Indonesia, predominantly in Java, given to a region historically important in the context of Education in Islam, Islamic education. The term ''santri'' generally means a Muslim student who studies at ''pesantren'', an Islamic boarding school indigenous to the Indonesian archipelago. In the modern days, the term ''kota santri'' was popularized by a folk song sung by a qasidah modern musical group Nasida Ria from Semarang.Jalan-Jalan ke 6 Kota Santri di Indonesia yang Damai dan Religius ''Pegi pegi''. Retrieved April 2, 2021. Concept The concept of ''santri'' was historically used to designate a Javanese societal class ( ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seba Baduy Banten Kota Serang
Seba or SEBA may refer to: Places * Seba, Indonesia, on the Savu Islands *Seven Brothers Islands, also known as the Seba Islands, part of the Republic of Djibouti Institutions *Secondary Education Board of Assam, India * Systematic and Evolutionary Biogeography Association People *Sebá (born 1992), Brazilian footballer Sebastião de Freitas Couto Júnior *Seba (surname) *Seba (musician), Swedish musician Sebastian Ahrenberg * Seba Smith (1792–1868), American humorist and writer *Sebastián Barrientos (born 1989), Chilean former footballer *Sebastiano Serafini (born 1990), Italian actor, model and musician *Sebastián Setti (born 1984), Argentine footballer *Sebastian Sorsa (born 1984), Finnish footballer *SEBA, Antwerp rapper Other *Seba bat, a species of bat *Seba (biblical figure), a minor figure in the Bible *Seba language, a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of Congo *Seba Station, a railway station in Shiojiri City, Japan *SEBA Book Award (now called Southern Book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Jakarta
The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as ''Jabodetabekpunjur'' (an acronym of Jakarta– Bogor– Depok– Tangerang– Bekasi further extended to include Puncak region of Bogor Regency and portions of Cianjur Regency) is the most populous megapolitan area in Indonesia. It includes the national capital (Jakarta Special Capital Region, as the core city) as well as five satellite cities and three complete regencies. The original term "Jabotabek" dated from the late 1970s and was revised to "Jabodetabek" in 1999 when "De" (for "Depok") was inserted into the name following its formation. The term "Jabodetabekjur" or "Jabodetabekpunjur" was legalised on the Presidential Regulation Number 54 of 2008, and then the name "Jabodetabekpunjur" is officially used; however, this extension to include part of Cianjur Regency is not included in the figures below. The area comprises Jakarta Special Capital Region and parts of West Java and Banten provinces, specifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabodetabek
The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as ''Jabodetabekpunjur'' (an acronym of Jakarta–Bogor– Depok– Tangerang– Bekasi further extended to include Puncak region of Bogor Regency and portions of Cianjur Regency) is the most populous megapolitan area in Indonesia. It includes the national capital (Jakarta Special Capital Region, as the core city) as well as five satellite cities and three complete regencies. The original term "Jabotabek" dated from the late 1970s and was revised to "Jabodetabek" in 1999 when "De" (for "Depok") was inserted into the name following its formation. The term "Jabodetabekjur" or "Jabodetabekpunjur" was legalised on the Presidential Regulation Number 54 of 2008, and then the name "Jabodetabekpunjur" is officially used; however, this extension to include part of Cianjur Regency is not included in the figures below. The area comprises Jakarta Special Capital Region and parts of West Java and Banten provinces, specific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulau Seribu Regency
The Thousand Islands () are a chain of islands to the north of Jakarta's coast. It forms the only regency of Special Capital Region of Jakarta, the metropolitan province of Indonesia. It consists of a string of 342 islandsSK Gubernur KDKI No. 1986/2000 stretching north into the Java Sea at West Jakarta Bay and in fact are located to the north of Banten Province. Pramuka Island is the regency seat. The islands, along with North Jakarta City, are the only administrative divisions of Jakarta Special Capital Region with a coastline. A decree states that 36 islands may be used for recreation.SK Gubernur KDKI No. 1814/198 Of these, only 13 islands are fully developed: 11 islands are homes to resorts and two islands are historic parks. Twenty-three are privately owned and are not open to the public. The rest of the islands are either uninhabited or support a fishing village. History The modern history of the Thousand Islands begins with its role in the defenses of the city of Bata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
