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Ficosa expanded to USA [4] and Mexico in 1995, and to Brazil and Argentina in 1997. [3] In 1998 it was established in India, through a joint venture with the Tata Group. [3] In 2001 Ficosa purchased the mirror division of Magneti Marelli. [3] Ficosa opened an office in Japan in 2001 and established alliances in Korea (2001), Romania and China ...
Following the Bugis-Makassar migratory tradition known as sompe (to sail) and malleke' dapureng; it was here, from among these historical ships, vessels and boats that many Bugis and Makassar man, woman and children braved away from their traditional heartland in search of economic pursuits, prosperity and opportunities, while others embarked ...
In Makassar language, the word Mamminasata means "expression of ideals, feelings, or hopes that are coveted for all of us". The national government regards the Makassar Metropolitan Area as including Makassar, Maros Regency, Gowa Regency, Takalar Regency, and Pangkajene Islands Regency. Pankajene Island is now included in the Metropolitan Area.
Port of Makassar, also known as Port of Soekarno-Hatta, is a seaport in Makassar, Indonesia. It is the largest cargo traffic hub in Sulawesi . It is considered a primary port ( Pelabuhan Kelas Utama ) by the Indonesian Government, along with the Port of Tanjung Priok ( Jakarta ), Port of Tanjung Perak ( Surabaya ), and Port of Belawan ( Medan ).
Makassar is the capital of the province of South Sulawesi, located in the southern part of Sulawesi Island, formerly known as Ujung Pandang, bordered to the north by Maros Regency and Pangkajene and Islands Regency, to the east by Maros Regency, to the south by Gowa Regency, and to the west by Makassar Strait. The area of Makassar City is ...
The Makassar–Parepare railway is a railway line that connects Makassar and Parepare, South Sulawesi, Indonesia with approximately 145 km length. This is the first stage of the construction of the Trans-Sulawesi railway line which is the first railway line in Sulawesi. The process of laying the first stone for the construction of the Makassar ...
The Lontara script (ᨒᨚᨈᨑ), [a] also known as the Bugis script, Bugis-Makassar script, or Urupu Sulapa’ Eppa’ "four-cornered letters", is one of Indonesia's traditional scripts developed in the South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi region. The script is primarily used to write the Buginese language, followed by Makassarese and Mandar.
Fort Rotterdam is a 17th-century fort in Makassar on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.It is a Dutch fort that was built on top of an existing fort of the Gowa Kingdom.The first fort on the site was constructed by the a local sultan around 1634, to counter Dutch encroachments.