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do you eve hear the Palembang city? It is the great time for you to knowing about palembang city from Indonesia. Just a little information. Palembang is a city of 1,286,000 in the south of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It is the capital of the province of South Sumatra and its metropolitan area includes more than 1,730,000 people. Total large of area is 400.5 km² (154.6 sq mi). And Palembang has the famous international airport, namely is Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin 2, which has many scheduled flights to many cities in Indonesia and also to Singapore and Malaysia. And do you know the Musi River? The famous river in Palembang city? The architectural legacy of Dutch colonization is still visible in the city. Deep-water port facilities are built along the Musi River, which flows through the city. The archipelago is still are there.

The simple history for it: The city was once the capital of the ancient, Buddhist kingdom of Srivijaya that controlled a large part of what is now Malaysia and Indonesia. Following a 1025 raid by the Chola Empire (In the period of Emperor Rajendra Chola I) of southern India it began to gradually decline in importance. Srivijaya’s capital eventually moved northward to Jambi. Palembang is also the origin of Parameswara, founder of the Malacca Sultanate.

Many shopping centers in Palembang area: Palembang Indah Mal, Palembang Trade Center, and Palembang Square. Visit Palembang if you have once time, thank you.

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