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Tanjung Priok, Jakarta
Tanjung Priok is a district of North Jakarta, Indonesia. It hosts the western part of the city's main harbor, the Port of Tanjung Priok (located in Tanjung Priok District and Koja District). The district of Tanjung Priok is bounded by Laksamana Yos Sudarso Tollway and Sunter River canal to the east, by Kali Japat, Kali Ancol, and the former Kemayoran Airport to the southwest, by Sunter Jaya Road and Sunter Kemayoran Road to the south, and by Jakarta Bay to the north. History Before human development, the coastal area of what is now Tanjung Priok was an area of brackish water with swamp and mangrove forest. The old harbor of Jakarta During the colonial era, Batavia at first relied on the Sunda Kelapa harbor area. This meant that Batavia had a harbor system like many others cities. I.e. an anchorage at sea at some distance from the city, and a city harbor where smaller ships could attach to a quay. It meant that big ships like the Dutch East Indiamen and later ships safely an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A tanjung is a cape, and it is an extremely common geographical name in the Malay world. It may refer to: * George Town, Penang in the Malay language * Tanjung, Tabalong, the capital city of Tabalong Regency, in South Kalimantan province of Indonesia * Tanjung, Lombok Tanjung is a town and district on the island of Lombok. It is the local capital of the North Lombok Regency in the Indonesian province West Nusa Tenggara. "Tanjung" means "cape" in Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to ..., the capital city of North Lombok Regency, in West Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia * Tanja sail or Tanjung, another name for the Austronesian tilted square sail See also * Tanjong (other) {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanjung Priuk Railway Station
Tanjung Priuk Station (TPK), is a railway station in Tanjung Priok, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta. It is located across the Tanjung Priok Port, which is the main port of Jakarta. This station is one of the oldest in Jakarta and the biggest station built during the Dutch East Indies era. It is included in the list of heritage buildings by the government of Jakarta. History The history of Tanjung Priuk station is intertwined with the port of Tanjung Priok, the main port and gateway to Batavia and thereby of the entire Dutch East Indies. The port was built in 1877 in response to the increased maritime traffic accompanying the opening of the Suez Canal. Since Tanjung Priok is situated further away from Batavia than the old port of Sunda Kelapa, a railway was constructed linking Tanjung Priok to the city of Batavia in the southwest. This would provide a safe and comfortable means of transportation in the swampy area. The first station opened in 1885 on the quay immediately next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of East Asian Ports
This table of major ports and harbours on the Pacific Ocean can be sorted by continent, body of water or political jurisdiction. Table Gallery File:PortOVan.jpg, Port of Vancouver, Canada, the largest port in Canada and on the West Coast of North America by metric tons of total cargo File:Kobe Mosaic06s4s3200.jpg, Port of Kobe, Japan File:TsuenWan overview 20070709.jpg, Port of Hong Kong, China File:Kaohsiung Taiwan Ship-En-Cheng-01.jpg, Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan File:Singapore from above.jpg, Port of Singapore, Singapore File:Aerial view of the port of Manila, 2019.jpg, Port of Manila, Philippines See also * Ports in China Notes * Port with a drydockPort with a drydock, see ''The Times Atlas of the Oceans'', edited by Alastair Couper, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. 1983. * North America Port Container Traffic 2006 Port Ranking by TEUs. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambir Railway Station
Gambir Train Station ( id, Stasiun Gambir, station code: GMR) is a major railway station in Gambir, Gambir, Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. The station is located on the eastern side of Merdeka Square. It was built during the Dutch East Indian era and renovated in the 1990s. Currently Gambir Station serves as a terminus for most intercity trains operating across Java Island. One of Jakarta's main commuter lines, the KRL Commuterline Bogor Line (to Bogor) pass through this station, but do not stop here. There are however, plans to reactivate the station as a stop for commuter, due to high volume of passenger that board and exiting from Gambir's neighboring-commuter only stations ( and station). Originally, only executive and business class trains use Gambir Station, while all economy class trains and some executive and business class trains use Pasar Senen railway station instead. Since ca. 2016, the norm has changed when KAI introduced new types of economy class coac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakarta International Stadium
Jakarta International Stadium () is a retractable roof football stadium in Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is the home ground of Persija Jakarta after moving from their current stadium, Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, and the occasional home of the Indonesia national football team, after an agreement between PSSI and PT JAKPRO to use the facility. The stadium has a seating capacity of 82,000 spectators, making it the largest stadium in Indonesia and largest football-specific stadium in Asia. Construction of the stadium was delayed due to land disputes and class-action lawsuits by former squatters whose homes were demolished to make way for the stadium. Construction of the stadium started in September 2019 and completed in April 2022. After numerous delays and preparations, the stadium opened for its grand opening on 24 July 2022. The stadium complex is built on 22 hectares of land and the stadium building itself is built on . This stadium is the largest capacity retractable ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunter, Jakarta
Sunter is a neighborhood in North Jakarta, Indonesia. The neighborhood corresponds roughly with the ''Sunter Agung'' and ''Sunter Jaya'' administrative village ( id, kelurahan, desa) of Tanjung Priok subdistrict of North Jakarta. Zip code of the area is 14350. The area is adjacent to Plumpang Semper in the north, Kemayoran in the west, Kelapa Gading in the east and Cempaka Mas in the south. The area probably named after Sunter River, which flows through the neighborhood. The area is a low terrain and prone to flooding during heavy rain. Facilities Sunter is now a place for a lot of luxury housing complexes and offices, warehouses and showroom for cars. There is a baseball, softball, cricket batting facility called Amerindo Batting Cages. There is a Radio Controlled has/electric car race track called Warung RC. There is Radio Controlled gas powered boat racing in Sunter Lake. There are peddle boat rentals at Sunter Lake. There are sports and outdoor exercise areas at Gelora S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warakas
Warakas is administrative village (''kelurahan'' in Indonesian) at Tanjung Priok subdistrict, North Jakarta. The border of Papanggo are : * Tanjung Priok administrative village in the north * Papanggo administrative village in the west and in the south * Sungai Bambu administrative village in the east The zip code of this administrative village is 14340. Toponymy The name ''Warakas'' is come from Javanese for the kind of fern A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes exce ..., which is have genus name ''Acrostichum aureum'' External links * http://www.bappedajakarta.go.id/linkjktutara.asp {{coord missing, Indonesia Administrative villages in Jakarta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papanggo
Papanggo is one of seven administrative villages (''kelurahan'' in Indonesian) in Tanjung Priok subdistrict, North Jakarta. The borders of Papanggo are: * Warakas administrative village in the north * Sungai Bambu administrative village in the west * Sunter Agung administrative village in the east and in the south The zip code of this administrative village is 14340. Toponymy The name ''Papanggo'' comes from the Dutch language term ''De Papangers'', meaning "the people of Pampanga," which originally referred to Mardijker soldiers, who served with the Dutch, or their descendants. They originated from Catholic freed slaves originally captured from Pampanga in the Spanish Philippines by Moro raiders and sold in slave markets in Batavia. The name was also applied to similar freed Catholic slaves originating from Goa and the islands of Ambon, Ternate, and Tidore in the Maluku Islands The Maluku Islands (; Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Maluku'') or the Moluccas () are an archipelago in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages Of Indonesia
In Indonesia, village or subdistrict is the fourth-level subdivision below a district, regency/city, and province. There are a number of names and types for villages in Indonesia, with ''desa'' (rural village) being the most frequently used for regencies and ''kelurahan'' (urban village) for cities. According to the 2019 report by the Ministry of Home Affairs, there are 8,488 urban villages and 74,953 rural villages in Indonesia. Types of villages ''Kelurahan'' ''Kelurahan'' is an urban village terminology primarily used in cities, but also tiny parts of regencies. It is commonly translated to English as subdistrict. The leader of ''kelurahan'' is called ''lurah''. A ''lurah'' is a civil servant appointed by the district head. According to the Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 31 of 2006, a ''kelurahan'' can be created with the following criteria: *Java and Bali: having at least 4,500 residents or 900 families within an area of at least 3 km2. *Sumatra and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Forces
Special forces and special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equipped forces using unconventional techniques and modes of employment". Special forces emerged in the early 20th century, with a significant growth in the field during the Second World War, when "every major army involved in the fighting" created formations devoted to special operations behind enemy lines. Depending on the country, special forces may perform functions including airborne operations, counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, foreign internal defense, covert ops, direct action, hostage rescue, high-value targets/manhunt, intelligence operations, mobility operations, and unconventional warfare. In Russian-speaking countries, special forces of any country are typically called , an acronym for "special purpose". In the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kopassus
The Kopassus ( id, Komando Pasukan Khusus, Special Forces Command) is an Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) special forces group that conducts special operations missions for the Indonesian government, such as direct action, unconventional warfare, sabotage, counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, intelligence gathering and special reconnaissance (SR). Kopassus was founded by Alexander Evert Kawilarang and Mochammad Idjon Djanbi on 16 April 1952. It gained worldwide attention after several operations such as the Indonesian invasion of East Timor and the release of hostages from Garuda Indonesia Flight 206. The special forces spearheaded some of the government's military campaigns: putting down regional rebellions in the late 1950s, the Operation Trikora (Western New Guinea campaign) in 1961–1962, the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation from 1962–1966, the massacres of alleged communists in 1965, the East Timor invasion in 1975, and subsequent campaigns against separatists in variou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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