JAMBI - INDONESIA PLACES OF INTEREST : JAMBI CITY
The
province of Jambi is located in Central Sumatra encompassing an area of
53,435 km2 almost 60% consisting of forest area has made the
province not only the home of a large variety of fauna and flora but also
an exciting place for the sporty and adventure types. Temperatures seldom
reach 90o F (33o C) and usually vary during the
from 74o F to 88o F (23o C to 31o
C) and are cooler on the mountains. Jambi province has a population of
about 2,031,954 million consisting of Jambinese, Minangkabau, Javanese,
Sundanese and descendants of Indiana and Chinese. About 90% are Moslem
and the remaining 10% are Christians, Hindus and Buddhists.
JAMBI CITY
Located
in the district of South Jambi, near the airport of Sultan Taha Saifudin,
Taman Mini Jambi is a miniature of Jambi province. This place restores
various traditional houses of some tribes from 10 regencies in Jambi province.
All are well-setup in a beautiful landscape. In the 37 Ha park we can
find some wild animals are conservated well such as various birds, elephants,
crocodiles, deers, snakes and so on.
Museum
Negri Jambi is built in a 13,350 m2 square of land in 1981.
In the 4,000 m2 square of museum building, we can find various
artifacts from tre century of 7 AD to 11 AD, including the maket of traditional
Jambinese house and many tools concerning the way of life of Melayu tribe
in the past. This museum is located about 5 km from Jambi city or about
7 km from the Sultan Taha Saifudin.
Museum Perjuangan Rakyat
Jambi is built in 1,360 m2 square of land. Located in the
triangle of jalan Sultan Taha - Slamet Riyadi and Sultan Agung. Museum
Perjuangan Rakyat Jambi is designed in traditional Jambinese style architecture.
In the front yard of this museum you can see a Catalina, a type
of aircraft which ever used by Indonesian army in the second world war.
The aircraft had been falled in the Batanghari river in 1948.
Sanggar is a batik representation center in Jambi. Located in the
district of Pelayangan (out of Jambi city) , about 9 kms. Sanggar is the
best place to find out how rich Jambi with batik design. Included in the
collection are batik bunga melati, bunga tunjung, bunga kaca piring, bunga
cengkeh, bunga durian, bunga keladi, bunga bertaburan and so on.
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