Djakarta
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Founded by the Dutch in the seventeenth century, Djakarta resembles towns in The Netherlands.
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In Manila there was an embroidered barong tagalog for him to wear; in Djakarta, white-costumed Javanese dancers strewed frangipani blossoms in the presidential path.
From Time Magazine Archive
Scarcely had the red and white flags been put up to celebrate the nation's 15th independence day last week when workmen were back in the streets of Djakarta.
From Time Magazine Archive
After Viet Nam stepped up its troop withdrawal from Kampuchea, ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed to be host to peace talks in Djakarta next week between the warring sides.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sir: Having spent several days last year with President Sukarno in Djakarta.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was stained with red paint and contained a single word printed in enormous letters: Djakarta.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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