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Pekanbaru is used to be known as "new market" because back then Pekanbaru was a huge market which is known among the surrounding areas. It was formerly known as "Senapelan", which comes from the word "Sena" which is the name of a tree that symbolises Pekanbaru because the tree is easy to spot because of its considerable height and the tree was ...
Lake Tempe (Indonesian: Danau Tempe) is a lake in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. [1] It is located at 4°6′20″S 119°56′49″E / 4.10556°S 119.94694°E / -4.10556; 119. The town of Sengkang is situated to the east of the lake.
Hollandsch-Inlandsche School (HIS) (Dutch school for natives) was a school during the Dutch colonial era in Indonesia. The school, was first established in 1914, following with the enactment of the Dutch Ethical Policy. The school was at the Low Education level (Lager Onderwijs) or at the level of basic education today. The school was intended ...
The Muarakalaban–Muaro–Pekanbaru railway is an inactive railway section in Sumatra, Indonesia. It was a railway project of two parties in two different times, Staatsspoorwegen ter Sumatra's Westkust in the Dutch East Indies era and Rikuyu Sokyuku of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War .
In the center of the square is a fountain which was used as a water supply during the colonial era. Also located in the square is a Portuguese cannon (known as Si Jagur Cannon) with a hand ornament showing a fico gesture, which is believed by local people to be able to induce fertility on women. The square was also used as the place of ...
Kampong Danau (Malay: Kampung Danau), simply known as Danau, is a coastal village in Tutong District, Brunei, about 21 kilometres (13 mi) from the district town Pekan Tutong. It has a total area of 6.5023 square kilometres (2.5106 sq mi); [3] the total population was 1,072 in 2016. [a] It is one of the villages within Mukim Telisai. [4]
Soeman Hasibuan (Perfected Spelling: Suman Hasibuan; 4 April 1904 [1] – 8 May 1999) [2] better known by his pen name Soeman Hs, was an Indonesian author recognized for pioneering detective fiction and short story writing in the country's literature.
Batam, officially the City of Batam (Indonesian: Kota Batam, not to be confused with Batam Kota, a district within this city), is the largest city in the Indonesian province of Riau Islands.