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The island Java is administratively divided into four provinces: Banten, West Java, Central Java, and East Java,

Yogyakarta is a special region, and Jakarta is a special capital district.

Major cities in Java : Jakarta, Surabaya, Semarang, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Cirebon, Cilegon, Tangerang, Bekasi, Karawang, Gresik and Sidoarjo.


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Car Rental Java

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Hotels in Java

  

  Hotels in Jakarta

   

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

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Travel Agents / Tour Operators

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Thomas Cook   -   Bali

   -   Create your perfect trip to Java
Flight, Hotel and Car



  Far East Gateways   -   tailor made holidays, vacations and travel packages
  Voyages Jules Verne   -   Great Journeys for the discerning traveller
  Worlds Apart Travel
'Thousands of islands - from the Hindu Temples of Bali to the jungles of Borneo. Trek Sulawasi's highlands or climb the volcanoes of Java.'

Travel Guides Java / Related books

A Visit to Java
With an Account of the Founding of Singapore.
Illustrated Edition. W. Basil Worsfold (Author)
Paperback: 172 pages; Publisher: Dodo Press; Ill edition (5 Dec 2008); ISBN -10: 1409957713; ISBN-13: 978-1409957713. 

For Bali Guides - see Bali

Transportation / How do I travel to Java

  Jakarta Airport  [ CGK ]  -   Jakarta International Soekarno-Hatta Airport
20 Km West of Jakarta
  Jakarta Airport [ HLP ]   -   Halim Perdanakusuma Airport 

  Bandung Airport [ BDO ]   -   Husein Sastranegara Airport   -   5 km from centre Bandung 
  Yogyakarta Airport [ JOG ]   -   Adisucipto

See PT [ Persero ] Angkasa Pura II   -   Indonesia Airports And Air Traffic Services

   

  

   -   Flights to Java

  Airline Tickets /  Bargain Flights  
Flight tickets Indonesia, price comparison possible

  Kereta Api   -   Indonesian Railways

  Pelni   -   ferries in Indonesia

  Map of Java [ Uni Texas   -   Perry-Castañeda Library   -   Map Collection ]


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Java is almost entirely of volcanic origin; it contains thirty-eight mountains forming an east-west spine which have at one time or another been active volcanoes.

  Jakarta   -   Capital City Java

  Banten   -   Government Banten 
In the past Banten was a prosperous port city area. The administrative center is in the town of Serang. Other cities in Banten : Cilegon, Tangerang, and South Tangerang.
  Central Java
Cities in Central Java :  Magelang, Pekalongan, Salatiga, Semarang, Surakarta, Tegal
  East Java
  West Java   -   most populous province of Indonesia
Its capital city is Bandung.

  Bandung   -   capital city West Java province
The city Bandung lies in a river basin surrounded by volcanic mountains and has cooler temperatures year-around than most other Indonesian cities [ 768 m (2,520 ft) above sea level ].
  Bekasi
  Cilegon
  Cirebon
  Gresik
  Jakarta
  Yogyakarta   -   Joglosemar Online
Center of classical Javanese fine art and culture. Center for Indonesian higher education. Mount Merapi is located ca. 28 km (17 mi) north of Yogyakarta city.
Yogyakarta was the Indonesian capital during the Indonesian National Revolution from 1945 to 1949.
  Karawang
  Semarang   -   capital of the province of Central Java   -   Pemerintah Kota Semarang
Semarang is an important port on the north coast of Java. Semarang's history dates back to the ninth century, when it was known as Bergota. The city is known for its large ethnically Chinese population.
  Sidoarjo.
  Surabaya   -  Indonesia's second-largest city
Capital of the province of East Java. It is located on the northern shore of eastern Java at the mouth of the Mas River and along the edge of the Madura Strait.

  Surakarta
  Tangerang

  Volcanoes of Java [ a.o. Mount Merapi ]
Mount Krakatau is located in the waters of the Sunda Strait. It is one of the most famous volcanoes in the world, because of the tremendous eruption in 1883.

  Jakarta On-Line   -   Regional Office of Tourism
  News from Java   -   The Jakarta Post
  University Java   -    Gadjah Mada University [ UGM, Yogyakarta ]
One of the three most prestigious universities in Indonesia. UGM's School of Medicine is one of the oldest medical schools in Indonesia.
  University Java   -   Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
  University Java   -   Diponegoro University [ state university located in Semarang ]

Cuisine  -  Javanese Recipes

The food in Central Java is influenced by the two ancient kingdoms of Yogyakarta and Surakarta (also commonly known as Solo).

  Javanese cuisine

The East Javanese cuisine is largely influenced by Madurese cuisine.
Semarang is known for its Bandeng Presto [ pressure-cooked milkfish ] and its Lumpia.

History of Java

Java was the center of powerful Hindu-Buddhist empires, Islamic sultanates, the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies and the centre of Indonesia's campaign for independence.

  History of Java
  History of Bandung

Music, javanese Art & Culture, Events

Almost 90% of Javanese are Muslim.

  Javanese Gamelan orchestra
  Zither ensembles

Yogyakarta is the center of classical Javanese fine art and culture [ batik, ballet, drama, music, poetry, and puppet shows ].

  Culture West Java

  Javanese people [ prim. West Java ]
  Sundanese [ East Java ]

  Wayang Golek [ Puppetry ]
Wayang golek is a traditional form of puppetry from Sunda.

  A Gamelan Manual: A Player's Guide to the Central Javanese Gamelan
Richard Pickvance 
Paperback: 336 pages; Publisher: Jaman Mas Books (23 May 2005); ISBN-10: 0955029503; ISBN-13: 978-0955029509.
Java-Burubudur Nights - Kelompok Sunda - Indonesia
Audio CD (18 Oct 2010)
Kacapi suling (box zither / flute) music is one of the main styles of music found in the Sunda areas of western Java. As we hear on this recording, it exudes bewitching charm...
Number of Discs: 1; Format: Import;  Label: Air Mail Music; ASIN: B003XKDFBU
Photographic Print of The Javanese dancers
Universal Exposition, Paris, 1889. From Heritage-Images
ASIN: B00393YQMS.


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