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The Palembang metropolitan area, [2] [3] [4] known locally as Patungraya Agung (an acronym of Palembang–Betung–Indaralaya–Kayu Agung), is a metropolitan area in South Sumatra, Indonesia. It encompasses Palembang as the core city and parts of the three surrounding regencies: Banyuasin Regency , Ogan Ilir Regency , and Ogan Komering Ilir ...
Palembang was the capital of Srivijaya, a Buddhist kingdom that ruled much of the western Indonesian Archipelago and controlled many maritime trade routes, including the Strait of Malacca. [8] Palembang was incorporated into the Dutch East Indies in 1825 after the abolition of the Palembang Sultanate. [9] It was chartered as a city on 1 April ...
Tempoyak patin, pangasius fish served in fermented durian sauce.. Spices are also generally included although not as liberally as its same-island counterpart. Palembang cuisine is noted by its preference to the sour and sweet flavour, [3] as evidences in pindang fish soup, funky-smelled tempoyak-based dish made from fermented durian, and also kuah cuko spicy sweet vinegar sauce of pempek fishcake.
A window display in an upscale coffee shop showing kopi luwak in forms of defecated clumps (bottom), unroasted beans (left) and roasted beans (right) Kopi luwak is one of the most expensive coffees in the world, selling for between $220 and $1,100 per kilogram ($100 and $500/lb) in 2010.
Once the seat of the Srivijaya Empire and the Palembang Sultanate, Palembang remains the capital and economic center of the province. The capital of South Sumatra province is Palembang . As at 2000 this province was divided into six regencies ( kabupaten ) - Lahat , Muara Enim , Musi Banyuasin , Musi Rawas , Ogan Komering Ilir and Ogan Komering ...
The city of Palembang, where the mosque exists, is not separated from the presence of Admiral Zheng He. During his voyage around the world, he had stopped by Palembang for four times. Merchants from China , in addition to traders from Arab and surrounding areas, played a big role in the propagation of Islam in Indonesia, especially in the ...
Palembang is one of the oldest cities in Southeast Asia, with a history dating back to the 7th century when it was the capital of the ancient Srivijaya Empire, a powerful Hindu-Buddhist maritime kingdom and empire that controlled much of the trade in the region. The 2010 census recorded 1,252,258 Palembang [1] living in Indonesia.
Before Kuto Besak, the center of the Sultanate of Palembang was located at Kraton Kuto Gawang, located at what is now the headquarters of the Pupuk Sriwidjaja, a state-owned fertilizer company. In 1651, the kraton was attacked by the Dutch East India Company who wanted to monopolize the trade in Palembang. The attack devastated the fortified ...