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Djakarta: see Jakarta Jakarta or Djakarta (both: jəkär`tə, jäkär`tä), city and special district (1990 pop. ..... Click the link for more information. . Jakartaformerly (1949–72) DjakartaCapital (pop., 2000: city, 8,347,083; 2003 est.: urban agglom., 12,300,000) and largest city of Indonesia. Located on the northwestern coast of Java, it was founded in 1527 after the sultan of Bantam defeated the Portuguese on the site. The Dutch razed the city in 1619, rebuilding and renaming it Batavia and establishing it as the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company. In 1949 the city was renamed and made Indonesia's capital. It grew rapidly, soon becoming one of the world's most populous cities. A major trade, industrial, and financial centre, it is also the seat of several universities. Jakarta, Djakarta the capital of Indonesia, in N West Java: founded in 1619 and ruled by the Dutch until 1945; the chief trading centre of the East in the 17th century; University of Indonesia (1947). Pop.: 8 347 083 (2000) 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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Indonesia's Sukarno haughtily withdrew from the United Nations and set up his own competing operation in Djakarta (only China joined); Egypt's Nasser (Saddam's sometime inspiration), who planned to unite and dominate the Arab world, died quietly in bed after being humiliated by Israeli arms; Khomeini's global revolution has essentially been voted out even m its Iranian homeland; and Cuba's Castro probably still hopes to become the new Sim6n Bolivar of Latin America. For comparison, the Pantheon's diameter is less than 45m, and while no one will ever claim that Roissy 2F aspires to the nobility and intensity of the great Roman building, it is a considerable step forward for the Andreu team, which up to now has tended to produce rather dumb spaces, both in Paris and elsewhere like Djakarta (AR November 1995). She heads to Djakarta, Indonesia, at month's end to portray renowned primatologist Birute Galdikas, the woman whose work with orangutans has been likened to that of Dian Fossey's with gorillas and Jane Goodall's with chimpanzees. |
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