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Javanese dance in a backyard in Cirebon.. Initially, Cirebonese ethnicity was closely associated with that of the Javanese people and Sundanese.However, its presence later led to the formation of its own culture, ranging from a variety of coastal batik that does not follow the standards of the Javanese palace style commonly known as interior batik, until the emergence of traditional Islamic ...
Cirebon culture is also influenced by Islamic Middle Eastern culture, such as the Burokan tradition where people exhibit the image of buraq — traditionally made from the bamboo frame and paper skin, or other materials — in processions around the village accompanied with music.
Pages in category "People from Cirebon" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Affandi;
Cirebon Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of West Java Province of Indonesia.The town of Sumber is its regency seat.It covers 1,076.76 km 2 and had a population of 2,068,116 at the 2010 census [2] and 2,270,621 at the 2020 census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 2,360,441 (comprising 1,195,535 males and 1,164,906 females). [1]
During the Pakungwati period, the Cirebon Sultanate was a unified kingdom under one monarch. He was the first king of Cirebon, ruled from his palace of Pakungwati, and actively spread Islam to the people of Cirebon and West Java. Meanwhile, Rara Santang during her hajj pilgrimage met Sharif Abdullah of Egypt and got married.
The Tan family of Cirebon was an influential family of government officials, sugar barons and landowners in the Dutch East Indies, particularly in the Residency of Cirebon. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They were the preeminent and oldest family of the ‘ Cabang Atas ’ gentry in Cirebon all through the 19th and early 20th century.
Born in Cirebon, Tan was the eldest son of Ong Hwie Nio and Tan Tjin Kie, Majoor-titulair der Chinezen, the head administrator of the Chinese community of Cirebon (1852–1919). [1] [3] Through his father, Tan was a grandson, great-grandson and great-great-grandson of previous Kapiteins der Chinezen of his hometown of Cirebon. [2]
The West Java VII Electoral District consists of the regencies of Bekasi, Karawang and Purwakarta, and elects 10 members to the People's Representative Council. The West Java VIII Electoral District consists of the regencies of Cirebon and Indramayu, together with the city of Cirebon, and elects 9 members to the People's Representative Council.