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Sunda Kelapa (Sundanese: ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ ᮊᮜᮕ, Sunda Kalapa) is the old port of Jakarta, located on the estuary of the Ciliwung River. "Sunda Kalapa" ( Sundanese : "Coconut of Sunda") is the original name, and it was the main port of the Sunda Kingdom .
In the middle of the 19th-century, the area where Sunda Kelapa Lighthouse today lies, was a shallow sea to the north of Batavia. In 1860, the construction of the mole was completed. The west-side mole served as a jetty, which guided ships while entering the harbor of Batavia. In 1862, the Batavia lighthouse was constructed over the western mole.
Fatahillah renamed the city Jakarta. [3] [4] By this time, the Portuguese had sent a fleet of five [5] or six [6] ships led by Francisco de Sa and Duarte Coelho. They were unaware of the situation happening in Sunda Kelapa. [7] However, the fleet was hit by a storm that separated them, and Coelho arrived with his three ships at Sunda.
North Jakarta, an area at the estuary of Ciliwung river was the main port for the kingdom of Tarumanegara, which later grew to become Jakarta. Many historic sites and artefacts of Jakarta can be found in North Jakarta. Both ports of Tanjung Priok and historic Sunda Kelapa are located in the city.
The port of Sunda Kelapa (lit. "coconut of Sunda"), the cradle of Jakarta. For centuries it was the royal port of Sunda Kingdom serving the capital Dayeuh Pakuan Pajajaran 60 kilometres inland to the south, until it fell to Demak and Cirebon forces in 1527.
One of the ports at the mouth of a river was renamed Sunda Kelapa or Kalapa (Coconut of Sunda), as written in Hindu Bujangga Manik, manuscripts from a monk's lontar and one of the precious remnants of Old Sundanese literature. [7] The port served Pakuan Pajajaran (present day Bogor), the capital of the Sunda Kingdom. By the fourteenth century ...
Muara Angke is a fishing port located at Kapuk Muara, Penjaringan, along the north coast of Jakarta, Indonesia. The port is integrated with fishermen's housing and a fishing port management office owned by the Jakarta government. It has a modern fish market with supporting facilities for landing and auction of fish.
Fatahillah, Fadhillah Khan, or Falatehan (Portuguese writing) [1]: 433 was a commander of the Sultanate of Demak who is known for leading the conquest of Sunda Kelapa in 1527 and changing its name to Jayakarta. [citation needed] The conquest of Sunda Kelapa was one of his missions to spread Islam to West Java. [2]