Yogyakarta Special Region

Yogyakarta (/ˌjɒɡjəˈkɑrtə/ or /ˌjoʊɡjəˈkɑrtə/; Malay: [jɔɡjaˈkarta]; also Jogja, Jogjakarta) is a city and the capital of Yogyakarta Special Region in Java, Indonesia. It is renowned as a centre of classical Javanese fine art and culture such as batik, ballet, drama, music, poetry, and puppet shows. Yogyakarta was the Indonesian capital during the Indonesian National Revolution from 1945 to 1949. One of the districts in Yogyakarta, Kotagede, was the capital of the Mataram Sultanate between 1575 and 1640. The city is named after the Indian city of Ayodhya from the Ramayana epic. Yogya means 'suitable, fit, proper', and karta, 'prosperous, flourishing' (i.e., 'a city that is fit to prosper').

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Adolf Hitler

Tokoh dunia yang satu ini, berasal dari Jerman. Ia terkenal dengan kediktatoran dan kekejamannya pada sesama manusia. Ia hidup semasa perang dunia II. Siapakah dia? Ya, dia adalah Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler lahir pada tanggal 20 April 1889 dan meninggal pada tanggal 30 April 1945. Ia adalah Kanselir Jerman dari tahun 1933 dan Führer (Pemimpin) (Reich ketiga) Jerman sejak 1934 hingga ia meninggal. Pada 2 Agustus 1934, ia menjadi diktator Jerman setelah Presiden Von Hindenburg meninggal.

Economy of Bangka Belitung Island

Economy

These islands are the largest producer of tin in Indonesia. White pepper is also produced.

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History of Bangka Belitung Island

History

The first Chinese workers who came to Indonesia were mainly men. They began assimilating with local people and intermarriages followed, residents coexisting peacefully in spite of differences in religion and ethnicity. When anti-Chinese riots occurred in some parts of Indonesia in 1998 at the end of the Soeharto regime, local people and those of Chinese descent lived peacefully in the Bangka Belitung province.


The province was formerly part of South Sumatra, but became a separate province along with Banten and Gorontalo in 2000.

 

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Bangka Belitung Island

The Bangka–Belitung Islands

 (Indonesian: Kepulauan Bangka Belitung) is a province of Indonesia. Lying off Sumatra, the province comprises two main islands, Bangka and Belitung, and several smaller ones. In 2010 its population was 1,223,048.The capital is Pangkal Pinang.

The Bangka Strait separates Sumatra and Bangka, and the Gaspar Strait separates Bangka and Belitung. The South China Sea is to the north, the Java Sea is to the south, and the province is separated from Borneo in the east by the Karimata Strait.

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