Content Starts Here
Palembang
Encyclopaedia Search
Palembang
Oil-refining city in Indonesia, capital of South Sumatra province, on the River Musi; population (2000) 1,194,400. A port for ocean-going vessels, exports include rubber, coffee, petroleum, timber, and spices. As well as oil-refining, industries include shipbuilding, iron founding, rubber processing and the manufacture of fertilizers.
Palembang was the capital of a Buddhist empire until the 14th century and then of a Hindu empire until it came under Muslim control in the 16th century. The Dutch established a trading station here in 1616. The Great Mosque (1740) is a major landmark and the city is also the home of Sriwijaya University (1960).
© Research Machines plc 2008. All rights reserved. Helicon Publishing is a division of Research Machines plc.
Advertisement starts
Advertisement ends
Related Links
Mexico Flag
The emblem was added to distinguish the flag from that of Italy. The design is based on the French tricolour. The colours are those of the Mexican liberation army. Effective date: 23 November 1968.
>>
Advertorial
Find out how to buy the things you've always wanted and sell the things you don't on ebay.
Font size
Mail
My account
Help
Community
Print now
Send to a friend
Related articles
Related products
