Yogyakarta

British

/ ˈjɒɡ-, ˌjəʊɡjɑːˈkɑːtɑː /

noun

Former spellings: Jogjakarta. Jokjakarta. a city in S Indonesia, in central Java: seat of government of Indonesia (1946–49); university (1949). Pop: 396 711 (2000)

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He was a Fulbright scholar in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and speaks Bahasa Indonesia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The Indonesian Air Transport turboprop plane lost contact with the air traffic controller on Saturday afternoon while en route from Yogyakarta to the city of Makassar in Sulawesi Island.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

“I think that’s a good sign of the improvement of democracy,” said Danis Syahroni, 24, a postgraduate student at Gadjah Mada University in the city of Yogyakarta.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2024

On Wednesday, he is to travel to Yogyakarta, a city also on the island of Java that is the center of Javanese culture and the seat of royal dynasties going back centuries.

From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2023

The current neighbours in Yogyakarta have been welcoming.

From BBC • May 13, 2023

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