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Sumatra
Sumatra , island (1990 pop. 36,471,731), c.183,000 sq mi (473,970 sq km), Indonesia, in the Indian Ocean along the equator, S and W of the Malay Peninsula (from which it is separated by the Strait of Malacca) and NW of Java (across the narrow Sunda Strait). The westernmost and second largest island ... Read more
Malay Peninsula
Malay Peninsula , southern extremity (c.70,000 sq mi/181,300 sq km) of the continent of Asia, lying between the Andaman Sea of the Indian Ocean and the Strait of Malacca on the west and the Gulf of Thailand and the South China Sea on the east. It stretches south for c.700 mi (1,100 km) from the Isth... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Palembang"

Palembang
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...fertilizer factories, and food-processing plants. Palembang in the 8th cent. was the capital of the powerful...intermittently under British rule. The sultanate of Palembang was abolished by the Dutch in 1825. Palembang is the seat of Sriwidjaja State Univ. Read more
Indonesia
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World INDONESIA Republic of Indonesia Major Cities: Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan Other Cities: Ambon, Bandung, Kupang, Palembang, Semarang, Surakarta, Ujung Pandang, Yogyakarta EDITOR'S NOTE This chapter was adapted from the Department of State Post Report... Read more
Musi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , river, c.325 mi (520 km) long, rising in the Pegunungan Barisan, S Sumatra, Indonesia. It flows SE to Palembang (head of oceangoing navigation), then northeast through the swampy coastal plain to the Bangka Strait. The Rawas River is its chief... Read more
Sumatra
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Sumatra ( Sumatera ) World's sixth largest island, in w Indonesia. The largest cities (pop. 1990) are Medan (1,685,972), Palembang (1,084,483), and Padang (477,344). Sumatra's w coast is rugged and mountainous, the Barisan Mountains rising to 3810m (12... Read more
Belitung
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...government-owned), worked chiefly by Chinese labor. Belitung is also known for its pepper. Ceded to the British by the sultan of Palembang in 1812, it later became a Dutch possession. The chief town and port is Tandjungpandan. It was formerly called Billiton. Read more
Sailendra
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...and Indochina. After their eclipse in Java (late 9th cent.), they retained control of Sri Vijaya, with important centers at Palembang (their capital) and in Kedah and Patani on the Malayan Peninsula. The Sailendra power was badly shaken by the Chola war of... Read more
Bangka
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...majority of the inhabitants are Chinese; they are mostly employed as mine laborers. Bangka was ceded to Britain by the sultan of Palembang in 1812, but in 1814 it was exchanged with the Dutch for Cochin in India. The island fell under Japanese control from 1942... Read more
Netherlands East Indies
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...1944). North Sumatra 7,484 Sumatra 39,755,000 Djambi 9,617 Palembang 22,654 Central Java 5,608 Java 6,168,000 Eastern Java 560...February, another Sixteenth Army invasion force landed at Palembang in southern Sumatra to capture the great oil refinery there... Read more
Malay Peninsula
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...from Sumatra), who adopted Mahayana Buddhism. Their cities in Kedah and Pattani rivaled the importance of their capital at Palembang. The peninsula was overrun in the 11th cent. by the Cholas from the Coromandel Coast of India; after about 50 years, the Sailendras... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "Palembang"

Palembang
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes Palembang • bang , Battambang, bhang, clang, Da Nang, dang, fang, gang, hang, harangue, kiang, Kuomintang, Kweiyang, Laing...Drang, tang, thang, trepang, twang, vang, whang, Xizang, yang, Zaozhuang • Xinjiang , Zhanjiang, Zhenjiang •Palembang • whiz-bang • charabanc ... Read more
bang
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...Drang, tang, thang, trepang, twang, vang, whang, Xizang, yang, Zaozhuang • Xinjiang , Zhanjiang, Zhenjiang •Palembang • whiz-bang • charabanc •pressgang • chaingang • Wolfgang •strap-hang • ylang-yla... Read more
gang
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...Drang, tang, thang, trepang, twang, vang, whang, Xizang, yang, Zaozhuang • Xinjiang , Zhanjiang, Zhenjiang •Palembang • whiz-bang • charabanc •pressgang • chaingang • Wolfgang •strap-hang • ylang-yla... Read more
Kweiyang
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...Drang, tang, thang, trepang, twang, vang, whang, Xizang, yang, Zaozhuang • Xinjiang , Zhanjiang, Zhenjiang •Palembang • whiz-bang • charabanc •pressgang • chaingang • Wolfgang •strap-hang • ylang-yla... Read more
Luang Prabang
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...Drang, tang, thang, trepang, twang, vang, whang, Xizang, yang, Zaozhuang • Xinjiang , Zhanjiang, Zhenjiang •Palembang • whiz-bang • charabanc •pressgang • chaingang • Wolfgang •strap-hang • ylang-yla... Read more
parang
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...Drang, tang, thang, trepang, twang, vang, whang, Xizang, yang, Zaozhuang • Xinjiang , Zhanjiang, Zhenjiang •Palembang • whiz-bang • charabanc •pressgang • chaingang • Wolfgang •strap-hang • ylang-yla... Read more
pang
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...Drang, tang, thang, trepang, twang, vang, whang, Xizang, yang, Zaozhuang • Xinjiang , Zhanjiang, Zhenjiang •Palembang • whiz-bang • charabanc •pressgang • chaingang • Wolfgang •strap-hang • ylang-yla... Read more
Nanchang
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...Drang, tang, thang, trepang, twang, vang, whang, Xizang, yang, Zaozhuang • Xinjiang , Zhanjiang, Zhenjiang •Palembang • whiz-bang • charabanc •pressgang • chaingang • Wolfgang •strap-hang • ylang-yla... Read more
Xinjiang
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...Drang, tang, thang, trepang, twang, vang, whang, Xizang, yang, Zaozhuang • Xinjiang , Zhanjiang, Zhenjiang •Palembang • whiz-bang • charabanc •pressgang • chaingang • Wolfgang •strap-hang • ylang-yla... Read more
Kuomintang
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...Drang, tang, thang, trepang, twang, vang, whang, Xizang, yang, Zaozhuang • Xinjiang , Zhanjiang, Zhenjiang •Palembang • whiz-bang • charabanc •pressgang • chaingang • Wolfgang •strap-hang • ylang-yla... Read more

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Expansion project launched at Palembang airport.
Magazine article from: Airline Industry Information; 8/7/2003; 95 words ; AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An expansion project at Palembang airport in South Sumatra, Indonesia, was launched earlier this week. The project has been designed to improve facilities at the... Read more
The Fertilisers Business.
Newspaper article from: APS Review Downstream Trends; 3/23/2009; 637 words ; ...early 2003. The main production centres for fertilisers are Palembang, Cikampek and East Kalimantan, covering the nation's three...islands. The following are brief profiles of the main plants: Palembang, in Southern Sumatra near the 109,155 b/d Musi refinery, was... Read more
Indonesia - Other Refineries.
Newspaper article from: APS Review Downstream Trends; 3/8/1999; 222 words ; Musi: In South Sumatra near the fertilisers complex of Palembang, this refinery had been expanded in several phases to reach about 110,000 b/d in 1992 and 133,000 b/d in 1994. A further 10,000... Read more
INDONESIA: WOMEN URGE END TO JILBAB BASED DISCRIMINATION.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 9/15/2004; 181 words ; ...two cities against alleged discrimination against them. In Palembang, the capital city of South Sumatra, around 200 women wearing...comprised activists from at least eight student groups in Palembang, such as the Indonesia Muslim Student Association (HMI) and... Read more
INDONESIA - The Fertilisers Business.
Newspaper article from: APS Review Downstream Trends; 3/17/2003; 589 words ; ...quarter of 2001. The main production centres for fertilisers are Palembang, Cikampek and East Kalimantan, covering the nation's three...islands. The following are brief profiles of the main plants: Palembang, in Southern Sumatra near the 143,000 b/d Musi refinery, was... Read more
Indonesia - The Fertilisers Business.
Newspaper article from: APS Review Downstream Trends; 3/15/1999; 520 words ; ...ammonia in 2000. The main fertilisers production centres are Palembang, Cikampek and East Kalimantan, covering the nation's three...islands. The following are brief profiles of the main plants: Palembang, in Southern Sumatra near the 143,000 b/d Musi refinery, was... Read more
INDONESIA: NIGHT SPOTS TO CLOSE DURING MONTH OF RAMADHAN.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 10/14/2004; 85 words ; ...for the month of fasting. At least six big city governments, namely the Jakarta, Medan, Pekanbaru, Surabaya, Semarang and Palembang governments have banned all nightspots in their area. In a circular made available to the media, the local authorities spelled... Read more
Woman arrested at Indonesian airport with ecstasy pills.
Magazine article from: Airline Industry Information; 8/26/2003; 108 words ; ...August) with 1,950 ecstasy pills. The 46-year-old woman was arrested at the airport as she prepared to board a flight for Palembang, South Sumatra. A security guard reportedly became suspicious of the woman's behaviour and ordered her to pass through an X... Read more
Flights delayed as Indonesians go to the polls.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Airline Industry Information; 9/22/2004; 130 words ; ...International Airport said that flights to and from Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Balikpapan, Semarang, Makassar, Manado, Padang, Palembang, Pekanbaru, Jayapura, Pontianak, Bengkulu and Tanjung Karang were all rescheduled to allow people to vote. Flights returned... Read more
Garuda Indonesia aircraft makes emergency landing.
Magazine article from: Airline Industry Information; 7/30/2003; 104 words ; ...travelling from Jakarta to Medan, Indonesia when it developed a technical problem. The pilot requested an emergency landing at Palembang, Sumatra, and the aircraft landed safely at the airport. The 130 passengers were expected to board a second aircraft to continue... Read more