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  2. British Bencoolen - Wikipedia

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    British Bencoolen, variously known during its existence as Fort York, Fort Marlborough, Bencoolen, Benkulu, or "the West Coast", [1] was a possession of the British East India Company (EIC) extending nearly 500 miles (800 km) along the southwestern coast of Sumatra and centered on the area of what is now Bengkulu City.

  3. Thomas Parr Monument - Wikipedia

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    In 1805, Thomas Parr was appointed Resident of Bencoolen, and introduced the large-scale production of coffee into the region. [2] The monument described Parr as "a benevolent Father" to the Malay residents of Bengkulu, [ 5 ] while Indonesian sources describe him as an "arrogant and ferocious man" who constantly interfered with the traditional ...

  4. Bengkulu (city) - Wikipedia

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    Bengkulu (Indonesian pronunciation: [bəŋˈkulu]; Rejangese: ꤷꥍꤲ꥓ꤰꥈꤾꥈ), formerly Bencoolen (Dutch: Benkoelen) is the capital of the Indonesian province of Bengkulu. The city is the second largest city on the west coast of Sumatra Island after Padang .

  5. Fort Marlborough - Wikipedia

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    Fort Marlborough (Indonesian Benteng Marlborough, also known as Malabero) is a former East India Company fort located in Bengkulu City, Sumatra.It was built between 1713 and 1719 by the East India Company under the leadership of Governor Joseph Collett as a defensive fort for the British East India Company's Residency there.

  6. Bengkulu - Wikipedia

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    Bengkulu (Indonesian pronunciation: [bəŋˈkulu]), historically known as Bencoolen, is a province of Indonesia.It is located on the southwest coast of Sumatra.It was formed on 18 November 1968 by separating out the area of the historic Bencoolen Residency from the province of South Sumatra under Law No. 9 of 1967 and was finalized by Government Regulation No. 20 of 1968.

  7. List of Dollywood attractions - Wikipedia

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    Attraction Added Manufacturer Description Amazing Flying Elephants: 2005 Zamperla: Elephant-themed kids ride Busy Bees: 2005 I.E. Park Bee-themed kids ride Demolition Derby: Bumper cars Lemon Twist: 2005 Technical Park Tea cups ride Lucky Ducky: 2005 I.E. Park Duck-themed kids ride Piggy Parade: 2005 Zamperla: Pig-themed kids jumping ride ...

  8. Benkoelen Residency - Wikipedia

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    Benkoelen Residency (Dutch: Residentie Benkoelen), also spelled Bencoolen, was an administrative subdivision of the Dutch East Indies, covering the present-day province of Bengkulu, Indonesia. Benkoelen was a British colony before they ceded it to the Netherlands in the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 . [ 1 ]

  9. Qoltuq nagara - Wikipedia

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    Since the state of Azerbaijan was founded in 1918, the prototype of dhol of neighbouring countries has been adapted to locals and associated with Turkish Nagara, used widely across the country today. There is a proverb in the Azerbaijani language (Turkish language) that says "toy-dan-sora-naghara!"