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Definition: Jakarta from Philip's Encyclopedia

Capital of Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java. It was founded (c.1619 as Batavia) by the Dutch as a fort and trading post, and it became the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company. It became the capital after Indonesia gained its independence in 1949. Industries: ironworking, printing, timber. Exports: rubber, tea, quinine. Pop. (2005) 13,194,000.

Jakarta

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Capital of Indonesia on the northwest coast of Java, at the estuary of the River Liwung on Jakarta Bay, designated a special metropolitan district in 1966 with the status of a province; population (2014 est) 10,135,000. Jakarta forms the leading commercial and industrial zone of Indonesia, and industries include textiles, chemicals, plastics, and shipbuilding; a canal links it with its port of Tanjung Priok where timber, rubber, oil, tin, coffee, tea, and palm oil are among its exports. It is also a tourist centre. The development of Jakarta as a centre of trade began with the arrival of Hindus and Buddhists from India in the 5th century. The Dutch invaded in 1619, and as Batavia made it the capital of the Dutch East Indies. Jakarta is the leading centre of Indonesian culture, and institutions include the Museum of Indonesian Culture (1778), which includes collections of both ancient and modern works of art, and the Taman Ismail Mazurki arts centre, which concentrates on the performing…
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Founded by Muslim traders in 1527, Jaya Karta was...
The naval and administrative capital of the Dutch East India Company. Batavia, now modern-day Jakarta, is located on the northwestern tip of the island of Java. Soldiers of the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC; Dutch East India Company) captured Batavia, then called Jaya Karta, from its Muslim…
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Capital (pop., 2000: city, 8,347,083; 2003 est.: urban agglom., 12,300,000) and largest city of Indonesia. Located on the northwestern coast of Java , it was founded in 1527 after the sultan of Bantam defeated the Portuguese on the site. The Dutch razed the city in 1619, rebuilding and renaming it…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
or Djakarta (both: jӘkär'tӘ, jäkär'tä), city and special district (1990 pop. 8,227,746), capital and largest city of Indonesia, NW Java, at the mouth of the canalized Ciliwung River, on Jakarta Bay, an inlet of the Java Sea. It is the country's administrative, commercial, industrial, and…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Capital of Indonesia on the northwest coast of Java, at the estuary of the River Liwung on Jakarta Bay, designated a special metropolitan district in 1966 with the status of a province; population (2014 est) 10,135,000. Jakarta forms the leading commercial and industrial zone of Indonesia, and…
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From Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedias in Social Sciences: The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies
Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia, the fourth largest country in the world in terms of population. The city was known as Batavia in the era of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and Dutch colonialism from the seventeenth to the mid-twentieth century. Prior to the arrival of European power, …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Sunshine(average hours per day) Temperatures Discomfort from heat and humidity Precipitation and humidity Wet days(more than 1 mm/0.04 in) Average daily Highest recorded Lowest recorded Relative humidity Average monthly precipitation minimum maximum 0600 1400 °C °F °C °F °C °F °C °F % mm in Jan 5 23…
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Full text Article Jakarta International Film Festival

From Cultural Studies: Holidays Around the World
Indonesia's sole international film festival is held each December in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. The Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFEST) attracts tens of thousands of movie fans and industry professionals each year in November and December. Since it began in 1999, JIFFEST has…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Seaport city, ✽ of Indonesia, on NW coast of Java, on Jakarta Bay at mouth of Liwung River; pop. (2000e) 8,389,450; forms capital territory (see table at indonesia ); largest city and principal port of Indonesia; iron foundries; financial center; exports include rubber, tea; several universities…
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From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
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Indonesian actor and director of stage and film and founder of the influential Teater Populer . Karya began his studies in Yogyakarta, later continuing in Jakarta at ATNI, from 1957 to 1961. In 1957, while still a student in Jakarta, he co-founded a Christian theatre company called Seni Teater…
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