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Palembang was the host city of the 2011 Southeast Asian Games and the 2018 Asian Games along with Jakarta. [11] [12] [13] The first light rail system in Indonesia was operated in Palembang in July 2018. [14] The city attracted 2,011,417 tourists in 2017, including 9,850 foreign tourists. [15]
The majority of Palembang people are Muslims, with a small percentage of the population following Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity. The Islamic influence on Palembang culture is evident in its architecture, particularly in the city's numerous mosques and the Great Mosque of Palembang , which is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia.
At the beginning of the 17th century, Palembang became one of the centers of Islam in Indonesia. The precursor of the sultanate in Palembang was founded by Ki Gede ing Suro, a nobleman from the Demak Sultanate, who took refuge in friendly Palembang during the troubles following the death of Trenggana of Demak.
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport (IATA: PLM, ICAO: WIPP) is a domestic airport serving the city of Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, and surrounding areas. It is located in the region KM.10 Talang Betutu District. It is named after Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (1767–1852), the last sultan of Palembang.
Map of Indonesia This is a list of places in Indonesia having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as " town twinning " (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
The South Sumatra Light Rapid Transit [5] (Indonesian: Lintas Rel Terpadu Sumatera Selatan, lit."South Sumatra Integrated Rail Line", shortened to LRT Sumatera Selatan or LRT Sumsel), colloquially known as LRT Palembang or Palembang LRT, is an operational light rapid transit [6] [7] system in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia which connects Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport ...
As with other Malayic varieties, the Palembang language is a descendant of Proto-Malayic, which is believed to have originated from western Kalimantan.According to Adelaar (2004), the development of Malay as a distinct ethnic group may have been influenced by contact with Indian culture following the migration of Proto-Malayic speakers to southern Sumatra.
The Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI ; lit. ' Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language ' ) is the official dictionary of the Indonesian language compiled by Language Development and Fostering Agency and published by Balai Pustaka .