Jambi City

Jambi is the capital of the province of Jambi on Sumatra, Indonesia.

Sometimes the city is marked on maps under the name Telanaipura introduced after independence. Jambi had 2010 457.005 inhabitants according to calculations. In essence, the population is composed of Javanese, Sundanese, Bugis and Chinese.

The city lies on the Batang Hari, the longest river in Sumatra, 155 km of river and about 90 km as the crow deep inland. There is a large market, west of the opening into the Batang Hari Sungai Asam at the dock for passenger ships. About him, the population is supplied with fresh produce.

Industrially, the position for the region relevant in this respect, as the focus of the production, oil and rubber products is available. There are also many paper mills, which often threaten the ecological balance of summatrischen rainforest in cooperation with the sometimes illegal grubbed tree processing industry.

The Sultan Taha ( DJB ) Airport, named after the 1858 deposed ruler, is located 4.5 km away place Paalmerah.

History

The town was the residence of the Sultan of Jambi. A first of the VOC trading post was built in 1616. After the suppression of the uprising of 1901-07, the city administrative center of the district of the same was a resident. Lived there 1913 38.311 people, of whom 957 Chinese, 468 Arabs, 70 Europeans and 37 other foreigners. In the city itself, which consisted of 12 villages ( kampong ), there were 7343 inhabitants (727 Chinese, 263 Arabs, 35 Asian foreigners, 63 Europeans ), with it, a garrison of 150 soldiers and 240 policemen. The county was 17,295 km ². By November 1920, the population of the city grew to 11,311; among them there were 132 Europeans and 1847 Chinese. In District 46 777 people lived. The city was divided by the river, along the right bank was the European quarter, the left hand, the locals, who were spread over 18 hamlets lived.

The Candi Muaro Jambi complex

A special attraction is the Candi Muaro Jambi. This is a Buddhist temple complex located approximately 25 km east of Jambi and between the 11th and 13th century was a metropolis of trade Srivijaya empire. The temple complex is the largest archaeological site in Sumatra, which includes eight excavated temple sanctuaries, including for example the Candi Tinggi, the Candi Candi Kedaton or Gumpung and it covers an area of ​​about 12 km ². The area extends over 7.5 km along the Batang Hari, which lie on more, not excavated, overgrown by dense jungle jungle temple. Currently, further excavations to be made, which financed solely the Indonesian government; here have already been exposed seven of 82 temples buildings. Artificial channels, once created for ritual, but also for practical reasons, connect the system to the river. It is expected in the region that the architectural legacy of early Buddhism soon is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The temples are made of red brick and, in contrast to the Javanese temples little ornamentation in the form of carvings or sculptural processing.

Twinning

• Indonesia Kupang, Indonesia
• Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
• East Timor Ermera, East Timor
• East Timor Ainaro, East Timor

Additional points of interest

• Orchid farm with up to 170 different species of orchids
• Provincial Museum - museum of local history of the region
• Jambi batiks - a native of Indonesia and all over the country popular and famous Textilmalkunst
• Rumah Adat Jambi - a replica of a traditional house in the park Taman Mayan Mangurai
• Harapan Rainforest

Others

• Less than 5 km away is the airport of the city supply, Paalmerah. In the town is the Sultan Thaha Airport.
• In 1963, the University was founded in Jambi.