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Cirebon (chē'rĭbŏn`), formerly Tjirebon, port city (1990 pop. 254,477), district (1990 pop. 1,649,428), and seaport, N Java, Indonesia, on the Java Sea. Crops grown in the fertile coastal plain include sugar and rice. The city has diversified manufactures and is the seat of a private university. It was formerly the capital of a sultanate that was abolished after 1815. SW of Cirebon is the resort village of Linggajati, where in 1946 the short-lived Dutch-Indonesian agreement for the establishment of the United States of Indonesia under the Dutch crown was drafted. The name was also spelled Cheribon. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Shipments of medicine and medical supplies totaling 15 tons and valued at more than USD 725,000 are scheduled to be delivered to medical facilities in Jakarta today and to hospitals in other cities including Surabaya, Cirebon, Medan and Banda Aceh as well as various orphanages in East Java over the next few days. With the Bandung and Cirebon system on the air, subscribers in this very active cellular phone market are already realizing the advantages of the new GSM network. |
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