Jakarta tourism

Jakarta is the capital of the Republic of Indonesia, a country composed of more than 13,000 islands with a population of over 180 million euros. Comprising more than 300 ethnic groups speaking 200 different languages, the population of Indonesia exhibitions marking its linguistic diversity, culture and religious traditions. In the capital, Jakarta is a melting pot of representatives of each of these ethnic groups. Jakarta is a territory that enjoys the status of a province, consisting of Greater Jakarta, covering 637.44 square kilometers of area. Located on the north coast of West Java, is the center of government, commerce and industry, and has an extensive network of communications with the rest of the country and the outside world. Strategically located in the archipelago, the city is also the main gateway to the rest of Indonesia. Since the Capital City, sophisticated land, air and shipping is available for the rest of the country and beyond.

Jakarta is a designated tourist areas of Indonesia. It is a gateway to other tourist destinations in Indonesia and is equipped with all modern means of transportation by air, sea, rail or road. It has the largest and most modern airport in the country, the largest port in Indonesia and is well connected by rail from good roads to other destinations in Java, Sumatra and Bali. In Indonesia the main gateway, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport serves a growing number of international airlines and domestic flights. Jakarta is a city of contrasts, traditional and modern, rich and poor, the sacred and the world, often standing side by side in this bustling metropolis. Even its population gathered from all the various ethnic and cultural groups that make up Indonesia, are constantly juxtaposed present reminder of the national currency, unity in diversity.

Find their origin in small early 16th century the city port of Sunda Kelapa, Jakarta of the foundation is believed to have taken place on June 22 of 1527, when he was re-appointed Jayakarta, meaning glorious victory for the conquest Prince Fatahillah neighboring Cirebon. The Dutch East Indies Company, which captured the town and destroyed in 1619, changed its name in Batavia, and made the center to expand its power in the East Indies. Shortly after the outbreak of World War II, Batavia fell into the hands of invading Japanese forces who changed the name of the city in "Jakarta" as a gesture intended to win the sympathy of the Indonesians. The name was retained after Indonesia achieved national independence after the end of the war.

Ethnic minorities in Jakarta called "Orang Betawi" speaks Betawi Malay, spoken as well as in surrounding cities like Tangerang and Bekasi. Their language, Betawi Malay, has two variants: conventional Betawi Malay, spoken by older people and bred in Jakarta, and the modern Jakarta Malay, a form of slang spoken by the younger generation and migrants.

Jakarta architecture largely reflects an influx of outside influences, which entered and has remained vital in this port city. Taman Fatahillah Restoration Project, which began in the 1970s has restored one of the oldest sections of Jakarta also known as Old Batavia to approximately its original state. The Old Church and the Portuguese stock have been rehabilitated into living museums. The former Supreme Court building is now a museum of fine arts, which also houses part of the excellent collection of Chinese porcelain of former Vice President Adam Malik. The old City Hall has become the Jakarta Museum, displaying such rare items as Indonesia old historical documents and Dutch period furniture. Its clock tower was once returned to England to be repaired under its lifetime warranty, which until now has lasted for hundreds of years.