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Surakarta

American  
[soor-uh-kahr-tuh] / ˌsʊər əˈkɑr tə /

noun

  1. a city on central Java, in central Indonesia.


Surakarta British  
/ ˌsʊərəˈkɑːtə /

noun

  1. Former spelling: Soerakarta.  a town in Indonesia, on central Java: textile manufacturing. Pop: 516 500 (1995 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Protests were also seen taking place outside of Jakarta in Jawa Barat, Surakarta, Bandung and Medan.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

And in 2004, 25 people were killed in a Lion Air crash in Surakarta, Indonesia.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2024

The frontrunner, former special forces general Prabowo Subianto and his running mate, 36-year-old Surakarta mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, held their final rally at a Jakarta stadium.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024

The final takes place on Dec. 2 in Surakarta.

From Washington Times • Nov. 18, 2023

The most interesting examples of this system of dual administration are found in the Vorstenlanden, or "Lands of the Princes," of Surakarta and Djokjakarta, in Middle Java.

From Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China by Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander)

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