BATAVIA The former official name of Jakarta, capital of Indonesia (formerly Dutch East Indies), during the Dutch East Indies period Batavian Republic, the Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 as a French vassal state. Kota (Indonesian: Kota Tua Jakarta), is a small area in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is also known as Old Jakarta, and Old Batavia (Dutch: Oud Batavia). It spans 1.3 square kilometres of North Jakarta and West Jakarta (Kelurahan Pinangsia, Taman Sari and Kelurahan Roa Malaka, Tambora). Kota is Indonesian word for city, it was the reminiscent of the vicinity during colonial times in the 16th century that the city was only within Batavia walled compound (today Kota), while the surrounding areas was only kampung (villages), orchards, and ricefields. The largely Chinese downtown area of Glodok is a central part of Kota. Dubbed The Jewel of Asia and Queen of the East in the 16th century by European sailors, Old Jakarta — or Batavia, as it was named by the Dutch — was once a center of commerce for the whole continent due to its strategic location and abundant resources.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 09:37:29 +0000
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