Hotels Jakarta
Hotels in Jakarta are often required for tourists who desire short term accommodation in the Indonesian city. Some may want hotels that have good views and good access to parking, entertainment and to culture. Some may want a hotel that is large or small. Some may want a hotel that has good prices and a good status.
Jakarta is located on the northwestern coast of Java Island, at the mouth of the Ciliwung River on Jakarta Bay, which is an inlet of the Java Sea. The northern part of Jakarta is constituted on a plain land, approximately eight meters above the sea level. This contributes to the frequent flooding. The southern parts of the city are hilly. There are about 13 rivers flowing through Jakarta, mostly flowing from the hilly southern parts of the city northwards towards the Java Sea. The most important river is the Ciliwung river, which divides the city into the western and eastern principality. The city border is the province of West Java on its east side and the province of Banten on its west side.
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Ciliwung is a river that passes through Jakarta, Indonesia. The river flows from its source near Puncak on the highlands of West Java to the Jakarta Bay.
Circa 1720, there were many sugar factories built along Ciliwung River. Out of some 130 factories, there were 50 sugar factories located on the bank of the river. The workers always threw the rubbish of sugar cane into the river. They were not aware that it would make the river flow become clogged up.
Puncak is the popular name for the area surrounding the peak of Mt.Gede-Pangrango, located in the Bogor-Cianjur-Sukabumi regencies, in the province of West Java, Indonesia. The name literarry means peak in Indonesian. This area is a popular holiday area for the residence of Jakarta, the capital city, and its satellite cities. It has fresh air and mountain scenery. The area is about two hours drive from Jakarta.
The earliest recorded mention of Jakarta is as a port of origin that can be traced to a Hindu settlement as early as the 4th century. By the 14th century, it was a major port for the Hindu Sunda kingdom. The first European fleet, four Portuguese ships from Malacca, arrived in 1513 . Batzaush had been conquered by Alfonso d'Albuquerque in 1511 when the Portuguese were looking for spices and especially pepper.
The relationship between the Kingdom of Sunda and Portugal intensified when another Portuguese named Enrique Leme visited Sunda in 1522 with the intention of giving a present. He was well-received and as a result, the Portuguese gained rights to build a warehouse and expand their fort in Sunda Kelapa (the name of the location at the time). The Sundanese regarded this as a consolidation of their position against the raging Muslim troops from the rising power of the Sultanate of Demak in Central Java.
In
1527, Muslim troops coming from Cirebon and Demak attacked the Kingdom of Sunda
under the leadership of Fatahillah. The king was expecting the Portuguese to come
and help them hold Fatahillah's army because of an agreement that had been in
place between Sunda and the Portuguese. However, Fatahillah's army succeeded in
conquering the city on June 22, 1557, and Fatahillah changed the name of "Sunda
Kelapa" to "Jayakarta" ("Great Deed" or "Complete
Victory").
The
followers of the Sultan of Banten (the location of Jayakarta), Prince Jayawikarta,
was also very involved in the history of Jakarta. In 1596, many Dutch ships arrived
in Jayakarta with the intention of trading spices, more or less the same as that
of the Portuguese. In 1602, the British East India Company's first voyage, commanded
by Sir James Lancaster, arrived in Aceh and sailed on to Bantam where he was allowed
to build trading post which becomes the centre of British trade in Indonesia until
1682.[2] In this case, the Prince took the Dutch arrival seriously as the Dutch
had constructed many military buildings. Prince Jayawikarta apparently also had
a connection with the English and allowed them to build houses directly across
from the Dutch buildings in 1615 . When relations between Prince Jayawikarta and
the Dutch later deteriorated, his soldiers attacked the Dutch fortress which covered
two main buildings, Nassau and Mauritus. But even with the help of 15 ships from
the English, Prince Jayawikarta's army wasn't able to defeat the Dutch, for Jan
Pieterszoon Coen (J.P. Coen) came to Jayakarta just in time, drove away the English
ships and burned the English trading post.
Things then changed for the Prince, when the Sultan of Banten sent his soldiers and summoned Prince Jayawikarta to establish a close relationship with the English without an approval of the Banten authorities. The relationships between both Prince Jayawikarta and the English with the Banten government then became worse and resulted in the Prince's decision to move to Tanara, a small place in Banten, until his death. This assisted the Dutch in their efforts to establish a closer relationship with Banten. The Dutch had by then changed the name to "Batavia", which remained until 1942.
Within Batavia's walls, wealthy Dutch built tall houses and pestilential canals. Commercial opportunities attracted Indonesian and especially Chinese immigrants, the increasing numbers creating burdens on the city. Tensions grew as the colonial government tried to restrict Chinese migration through deportations. On 9 October 1740, 5,000 Chinese were massacred and the following year, Chinese inhabitants were moved to Glodok outside the city walls. The city began to move further south as epidemics in 1835 and 1870 encouraged more people to move far south of the port. The Koningsplein, now Merdeka Square, was completed in 1818, and Kebayoran Baru was the last Dutch-built residential area.
In Indonesian National Revival era, Mohammad Husni Thamrin, a member of Volksraad criticized the Colonial Government for ignoring the development of kampung (inlander's area) while focusing the development for the rich people in Menteng. He also talked on the issue of Farming Tax and other taxes which burdened people. Some of his speeches are still relevant in today's Jakarta. An important street in today's Jakarta was named after him.
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