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fiogf49gjkf0d SUMATRA - THE CAPITAL IS MEDAN. THERE IS THE GRAND MOSQUE, SULTAN'S PALACE AND MOUNT LOESER RESERVE. AWAY FROM THE CENTRE IS THE ORANG UTAN PARK AT BOHOROK. A VISIT PERMIT MUST BE ACQUIRED. HERE IS THE LAKE TOBA IS ONE OF THE MOST TOURISTIC SITES IN SUMATRA. THE ISLAND OF SAMOSIR LIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE AND MAY BE REACHED BY BOAT FROM THE VILLAGE OF PARAPAT. THE PEOPLE OF NIAS LIVE ON THE ISLAND WITH TRADITIONAL HOUSES IN ANCIENT VILLAGES. JAVA - THE JAVANESE CULTURE IS VERY STRONG WITHIN THE ISLAND OF JAVA, ILLUSTRATED IN THE MUSIC AND DANCE OF THE PEOPLE. JAKARTA - THE CAPITAL OF JAVA. THE MEDAN MERDEKA QUARTER HAS NUMEROUS MARKETS, SELLING FOR EXAMPLE FROGS, BIRDS, MEDICINES ETC. THE TAMAN MINI IS A TOURIST ATTRACTION OFFERING A MINIATURE VERSION OF INDONESIA. THE MODERN ISTIQLAL MOSQUE IN THE CITY CENTRE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD. THE SUNDA KELAPA OFFERS TOURISTS A GLIMPSE OF THE OLD PORT. ITS SURROUNDING IS MARKED BY OLD COLONIAL BUILDINGS INFLUENCED BY THE DUTCH COLONISATION. BOGOR - AN HOUR'S DRIVE FROM JAKARTA. ITS BOTANICAL GARDEN IS RENOWNED AS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN INDONESIA. LOCATED CLOSE BY IS THE PUNCAK - A HILLSIDE RESORT WHERE JAKARTA DWELLERS LOVE TO VISIT FOR WEEKENDS. BANDUNG - A SMALL CITY 3 HOURS AWAY FROM JAKARTA. IT BOASTS A BIG GARMENT INDUSTRY. JEPARA - HOME TO THE BIGGEST FURNITURE INDUSTRY IN INDONESIA. SOLO - HOME TO THE BATIK INDUSTRY. IT OFFERS THE BEST AND CHEAPEST BATIK IN INDONESIA.
YOGYAKARTA - THE OLD CAPITAL OF JAVA. IT IS HOME TO BOROBUDUR - THE ANCIENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL RUINS. ALSO WORTH TO VISIT ARE PRAMBANAN, WITH ANCIENT RUINS, AND THE PLATEAU OF DIENG. SURABAYA - CAPITAL OF EAST JAVA. IN THE SOUTH, THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF TEMPLES SITUATED AROUND THE TOWNS OF MOJOKERTO, KEDIRI, BILTAR AND MALANG. A FAMOUS RELIGIOUS SITE IS GUNUNG KAWI, WHERE LOCALS BELIEVE PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED. THE MOUNT BROMO IS RENOWNED FOR ITS SPECTACULAR SUNRISE VIEW. NUSA TENGARA - IS AN ARCHIPELAGO SITUATED TO THE EAST OF BALI THAT EXTENDS FROM LOMBOK TO TIMOR, AND IS COMPOSED OF MORE THAN 100 ISLES. THE BEST KNOWN ARE KOMODO, FLORES AND SUMBAWA. KALIMANTAN - AT BANJARMASIN, THERE IS THE FLOATING MARKET. THIS IS ALSO THE CENTRE OF PRODUCTION FOR PRECIOUS STONES.
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