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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 ...
Palembang officially recognizes six religious faiths, of which the most widely held is Islam. According to the 2017 data from Badan Pusat Statistik Palembang, the population of Palembang was 92.22% Muslim, 3.91% Buddhist, 2.23% Protestant, 1.49% Roman Catholic, 0.13% Hindu, and 0.02% Confucianist.
Palembang is the capital city of South Sumatra province of Indonesia.Currently, this city is the oldest existing city in Indonesia, dates back to 7th century. Palembang was once the capital city of Srivijaya, a Palembang empire which ruled parts of the western archipelago and controlled maritime trade routes especially in the Strait of Malacca.
The main pavilion in Palembang Limasan traditional architecture in the middle of Nangka island. The pavilion hosts a replica of Kedukan Bukit Inscription.. Srivijaya archaeological park (Indonesian: Taman Purbakala Kerajaan Sriwijaya), formerly known as Karanganyar archaeological site, is the ancient remnants of a garden and habitation area near the northern bank of Musi river within Palembang ...
During Zheng He's journey between 1405 and 1433, he had visited Palembang four times. The first time was in 1407, when his fleet came to Palembang in order to purge the pirates led by Chen Tsui Ji. The other visits were in 1413–1415, 1421–1422, and 1431–1433. [3]
The stadium which began construction on 1 January 2001, was intended to host the 2004 National Sports Week when the city of Palembang was appointed as the organizer on 2 September 2004. [4] The stadium was named after the maritime empire of Srivijaya , which was based in Palembang and succeeded in unifying the western region of the archipelago ...
The South Sumatra Light Rapid Transit [5] (Indonesian: Lintas Rel Terpadu Sumatera Selatan, lit."South Sumatra Integrated Rail Line", shortened to LRT Sumatera Selatan or LRT Sumsel), colloquially known as LRT Palembang or Palembang LRT, is an operational light rapid transit [6] [7] system in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia which connects Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport ...
As with many other State Islamic Universities in Indonesia, Raden Fatah was founded as an IAIN (Institut Agama Islam Negeri). Prior to its founding, ulama from across the nation met in Palembang on 1957 and agreed to form a sharia law faculty. The following year, a Foundation for Higher Islamic Education in South Sumatra was founded.