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Bandung [a] is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. [9] Located on the island of Java, Greater Bandung (Bandung Basin Metropolitan Area / BBMA) is third-most populous city in Indonesia after Jakarta and Surabaya and the country's second-largest and second most populous metropolitan area, with over 11 million inhabitants.
The temple is estimated to be dated from early 7th century CE, around the same period — or even earlier, than Dieng temples of Central Java. [5] Not far from Bojongmenje temples, the statue of Hindu god Shiva Mahadeva was discovered in Cibodas village, Cicalengka Subdistrict, Bandung Regency, West Java. The style of the Hindu statue estimated ...
Portrait of Jan Ruff O'Herne taken at Bandoeng, Java, shortly before the Japanese invasion in March 1942. This is a list of people who were compelled into becoming prostitutes for the Japanese Imperial Army as "comfort women" during World War II.
In the Wajah Bandoeng Tempo Dulu book written by Haryoto Kunto in 1984, the idea to build Bandung Station was related to the opening of plantations in Bandung around 1870. The station was inaugurated on 17 May 1884 during the reign of Regent Koesoemadilaga; at the same time the Batavia-Bandung train line was also opened via Bogor and Cianjur .
The Battle of Java (Invasion of Java, Operation J) was a battle of the Pacific theatre of World War II. It occurred on the island of Java from 28 February – 12 March 1942. It involved forces from the Empire of Japan , which invaded on 28 February 1942, and Allied personnel.
Merdeka Building, the main venue in 1955. The first large-scale Asian–African or Afro–Asian Conference (Indonesian: Konferensi Asia–Afrika), also known as the Bandung Conference, was a meeting of Asian and African states, most of which were newly independent, which took place on 18–24 April 1955 in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. [1]
The airport was named Andir Airfield, but is currently named after an Indonesian aviation hero from West Java, Husein Sastranegara. By 2010, the airport was seeing 30 flights per day. The Bandung Air Show 2010 took place as a major event for the first time at the airport in September 2010, bringing international aviation audiences.
People from Bandung, (also spelled Bandoeng), West Java, Indonesia. Indonesia portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. ...