Jakarta from the word "Jayakarta" means Total Victory in English
Jakarta used to be called Batavia until after WW 2.
Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia.
Jakarta started as port city 'Sunda Kelapa' which is under Banten Sultanate administration. The city then was controlled by Portuguese and liberated by Syarif Hidayatullah, a warlord from Cirebon Sultanate, and the city changed its name into 'Jayakarta' in 1527, means the city of victory. The Dutch then took over the city, expanded and revamped it as it as the colonial seat of government, renamed into 'Batavia'. After the Indonesian independence in 1945, the govt change back the name to Jakarta as the short of original Jayakarta name. The 1527 liberation from Portuguese is then considered as the founding of Jakarta.
The Jakarta Post was created in 1983.
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Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Airport (CGK)
The original name for Jakarta was Batavia from 1619 upto 1942
Jakarta, the current capital of Indonesia
For honour, respect and tribute to local knight hero Prince Jayakarta where the name of Jakarta taken from his name.
Soekarno Hatta International Airport of Jakarta
1. Sunda Kelapa 2. Jayakarta 3. Batavia 4. Jakarta
Jakarta.
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Fauzi Bowo - the Governor
On the Island of Java in Indonesia.If you mean Jakarta, it is in Indonesia.
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the capital of Indonesia is Jakarta
* DKI Jakarta : Special Capital Teritorry of Jakarta, comprises of 5 cities: Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta Barat, Jakarta Utara, Jakarta Selatan and Jakarta Timur * Jawa Barat : West Java