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Mudik (sometimes also known as pulang kampung) is an Indonesian term for the activity where migrants or migrant workers return to their hometown or village during or before major holidays, especially Lebaran (Eid al-Fitr). [2] Although the mudik homecoming travel before Lebaran takes place in most Indonesian urban centers, the highlight is on ...
The Batang Hari (Indonesian: Sungai Batanghari) is the longest river in Sumatra island, [4] Indonesia, about 600 kilometres (370 mi) northwest of the capital Jakarta. [ 5 ] Hydrology
Sumatra [a] (/ s ʊ ˈ m ɑː t r ə /) is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia.It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km 2 (182,812 mi. 2), including adjacent islands such as the Simeulue, Nias, Mentawai, Enggano, Riau Islands, Bangka Belitung and Krakatoa archipelago.
Batanghari (Indonesian: Kabupaten Batang Hari, literally "Stick of the Day Regency")is a regency of Jambi Province in Sumatra, Indonesia.It originally covered a wider area, but on 4 October 1999 this was split between a new Muaro Jambi Regency in the east (surrounding the city of Jambi) and a reduced Batang Hari Regency in the west, which now covers an area of 5,804.83 km 2.
Hari Penegakan Kedaulatan Negara: 2022: Commemoration of the 1949 General Offensive in Yogyakarta. [5] [6] 8 March: International Women's Day: Hari Perempuan Internasional: International observance. 9 March: National Music Day: Hari Musik Nasional: 2013: Birthday of Wage Rudolf Supratman, author of the Indonesian national anthem. [7] 18 March ...
In 1958, by Indonesian law (Undang-Undang) No. 64/1958, three provinces were established in the Lesser Sunda Islands: Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara. [13] The area of East Nusa Tenggara province included the western part of Timor island, Flores, Sumba and many smaller islands in the region.
Thousands of cars clog the port during mudik home-coming. One of the largest temporary human migrations globally is the prevailing custom of the Lebaran where workers, particularly unskilled labourers such as maids and construction workers, return to their home town or city to celebrate with their families and to ask forgiveness from parents ...
The Defenders of the Homeland (Japanese: 郷土防衛義勇軍, romanized: Kyōdo Bōei Giyūgun; Indonesian: (Tentara Sukarela) Pembela Tanah Air, PETA) was a volunteer army established on 3 October 1943 in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) by the occupying Japanese.