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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

While he is the oldest candidate, his running mate is the youngest: 36-year-old Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Widodo’s son.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2024

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Defending champion Brazil recovered from an opening-game loss at the Under-17 World Cup to set up a second-round match against Ecuador in the Indonesian city of Surakarta on Monday.

From Washington Times • Nov. 18, 2023

Bandoeng, the prosperous and extremely up-to-date capital of the Preanger Regencies, is the fifth largest city in Java, being exceeded in population only by Batavia, Surabaya, Surakarta and Samarang.

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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