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Macassar: see Ujung Pandang Ujung Pandang (üjŭng` pändäng`), formerly Makasar ..... Click the link for more information. , Indonesia. Ujung Pandangformerly MacassarCity (pop., 2000: 1,100,019), Celebes (Sulawesi), Indonesia. Already a thriving port when the Portuguese arrived in the 16th century, it came under control of the Dutch, who built a trading station there in 1607 and finally deposed the sultan in 1667. It was made a free port in the mid-19th century and the capital of the Dutch-sponsored state of Indonesia Timur (East Indonesia) in 1946. By 1950 it was part of the Republic of Indonesia. It is the home of Hasanuddin University (founded 1956). 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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A fisherman reportedly found a section of what has been described as a piece of the aircraft's right horizontal stabilizer in the Makassar Strait some 185 mi. She does this by re-examining these perspectives from the local lens of the harbor port of Makassar. By 2003, HI-Japan, in cooperation with HI-Indonesia, established many Ear Centers in Indonesia: in Jakarta, Solo, Makassar, and Denpasar. |
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