History Of Palembang

City Palembang is one of the big city is the capital city as well as from the South Sumatra Province. Palembang is the second largest city in Sumatra after Medan. This city had been the first center of the Kingdom of Sriwijaya before then move to Jambi. Bukit Siguntang, in Palembang West, until now still in the sacred right and a lot of people considered to be the former center of purity in the past

City Palembang is one of the big city is the capital city as well as from the South Sumatra Province. Palembang is the second largest city in Sumatra after Medan. This city had been the first center of the Kingdom of Sriwijaya before then move to Jambi. Bukit Siguntang, in Palembang West, until now still in the sacred right and a lot of people considered to be the former center of purity in the past.

Had lost their function as a major port, the town adopted this coastal Malays, and Javanese. Until now no case can be seen in the culture. One is language. Words such as "door (the door)", "large (banana)", is one example. Earl is nuanced Java, such as Raden Mas / Ayu. Tomb-the tomb monument of Islam is not different form and with the grave coraknya-Islamic graveyard in Java.

The city has a large Chinese community. Pempek such as food or tekwan made from fish impressive "Chinese taste" that people Palembang thick.
Palembang is a city in Indonesia, this is based on the Kedukan Bukit inscription found in the Bukit Siguntang, the western city of Palembang, which states that the establishment of a wanua as the city is the capital of Sriwijaya Kingdom on 16 June 683 BC. Then date of birth as benchmarks days City Palembang.