Tourist attractions in South Sumatra

Municipality of Palembang who also has status as the capital of South Sumatra Province is one of the old city in Indonesia. According to the inscription bertarikh 683 AD found on the Mount Siguntang west of Palembang city, the city was built by Dapunta Hyang Srijayanasa with 20,000 of his army.

The inscription reads letters Pallawa ancient Malay language and uses it mentions that the settlements named Sriwijaya was established June 17 683 BC so the date is standardized into the city of Palembang's anniversary is commemorated every year.

According to the topography, the city is surrounded by water, even submerged by water sourced either from rivers or swamps, as well as rain water. Perhaps because of this condition then the ancestors of the people named this city as Palembang in the Malay language as the word Pe Pa or designate a place or situation. While dented or coquettish mean low soil also means valley or swollen with long roots submerged in water. Meanwhile, according to Malay-Palembang, dented or coquettish Palembang is a puddle of water so it is a place flooded by water.

Palembang is now a city of industry and commerce are quite busy. Musi River which divides the city of hot air into two parts: Across North Ilir in Ulu Musi River and Across the river in the South. The provincial capital is also the second largest city in Sumatra after Medan and the sixth largest city in Indonesia after Semarang.

 Ampera Bridge

Ranau Lake

Fortress of Kuto Besak

Tamam Waterfalls

OBJECT OF TOURISM SOUTH SUMATRA

Site Sriwijaya
location in the village Karang Anyar district. West Ilir Palembang municipality. President Soeharto inaugurated on December 22, 1994 with the laying back replica Kedukan Bukit Inscription. The inscription tells of two army laksa Srijayanasa build Wanua Srivijaya in the Year 606 Saka (684 AD) at the foot of Mount Siguntang.

Park Hill Siguntang

Located in the west of Palembang. This place is a hill area, where there are several tombs, among others: King of The Nature dither, Dadar Flower Princess, Princess Hair Selako, Commander of the Great Yellow, Coral Great Commander, Commander Sir Junjungan, Prince of Fire King of the Rock and Commander Jago Lawang

Ki Gede Ing Suri Park. An Islamic cemetery complex that was built mid-sixteenth century, the park is located in the Village I Ilir. There are 38 tombs, including the tomb of Ki Gede Ing Suro, which is the forerunner of the Sultan of Palembang. According to history, in 1552 Ki Gede Ing Suro founded the kingdom of Palembang.

Punti Kayu Forest. Forest area of ​​50 ha, located on Jl. H. Burlian (KM 7) which is the main road between Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport and the city of Palembang.

Kemaro Island Is a delta at the river musi, approximately 5 km downstream Ampera Bridge. In this island there is a monastery. In celebration of Cap Go Me thousands of Chinese people including those coming from different cities and even from abroad visited the island Kemaro to perform prayers or pilgrimages. This celebration lasts 2-3 days. From the island Kemaro can also be witnessed in Plaju Pertamina refinery and fertilizer plant River Gerong and PT Pusri in addition to various activities on the river Musi.

Ampera Bridge and Musi River Is a landmark for the city of Palembang. Ampera Bridge was built in 1962-1965, across the Musi River and connects the Ilir and Ulu Palembang. Since the 1970's the middle of this bridge can no longer be appointed by the consideration would cause long traffic jams. Musi River is the longest and largest river in South Sumatra Province, with a length of 406 Km. Palembang distance to river mouth in the Strait of Bangka ± 106 km.

Pagaralam Located in Mount Dempo kakai, this city menyinpan tourism potential is amazing. With the verdant expanse of tea plantations, Pagaralam has a very mild climate throughout the year. In addition, there are many waterfalls that add beautiful scenery. In this area also discovered archaeological sites thousands of years old.

Fabric Songket Is a typical woven fabric made from yarns of South Sumatra gold imported from China and Singapore, songket cloth is not made in a factory but woven by hand by traditional artisans. Songket cloth is commonly used in custom events and other formal occasions such as weddings, circumcisions and other typical dances. Songket cloth has many motifs and colors, usually brightly colored depicting happiness and joy the people of South Sumatra, among other motives girlfriend china flower motifs and heart motif.

Fabric Jumputan Made of silk, in ancient times these special cloth worn by the girls palembang but now the fabric is usually used when the custom event Palembang and other formal events. Jumputan fabric has a very distinctive color blend is generally brightly colored such as red, green, yellow.

Fabris Blongsong Made of woven silk and cotton fabric commonly, commonly used by adult women or young mothers. The fabric is usually used for traditional ceremonies such as shaving Palembang, fiance but can also be used at the wedding reception as clothing.

Fabric Tajung Special worn by adult men usually to add beauty can also be paired with suits or clothing bay pot. The fabric is commonly used at the feast customs and other official events, usually made of woven silk fabric with attractive motifs and colors. Among other well-known motif limar,

Engraving Special Palembang Tembesu usually made of wood or mahogany, the wood is a typical wood of South Sumatra. Objects that the carving is a brand bridal, couches, buffets and chairs, floral carvings are generally the dominant color of red and yellow gold

Lombu bidar the boat races are held in each of the Musi River on 17 August. A bidar boat can reach 25 m in length which can seat 60 people rowers.

Sultan Machmud Badaruddin II Museum overlooking the Musi River on the west side of North end of the Ampera Bridge. Museum building was built by the Dutch in 1823 at the site of the former palace of the Sultan of Palembang which was destroyed by the Dutch troops attack.

Building the museum that has a blend of traditional Malay architecture with Dutch colonial architecture was first used as official residence of the Netherlands.

Fortress of Kuto Besak has a wall 3 meters high was built by the Sultan of Palembang in 1797 and built over 17 years. Construction of the fortress intended to withstand attack the Dutch troops who repeatedly tried to master the Palembang. The fort is now occupied Kodam II Srivijaya and RS Dr AK Gani.

Museum of South Sumatra is also worth a visit, is located about 5 km from the city center on the highway leading to the airport. Inside are a collection of historical relics from the kingdom of Srivijaya and the previous period, as a number of stone statues and mysterious plateau megam Pasemah which is a relic of the living human
at 1,500 to 2,000 years ago.

In this museum there Batu Gajah depicting an officer carrying drums of war who was riding an elephant. Stone Elephant Statue is a relic of the most famous megaliths.

Archaeological Park is located in Karanganyar Srivijaya Empire, the Western District of Ilir II, Municipality of Palembang. In addition there is a replica of the inscription Kedukan Hill marked a milestone in the birth of the kingdom of Srivijaya. The park is dibagun above this Karanganyar archaeological sites to appreciate the cultural values ​​and strengthen the personality, the pride of the nation.

Tekurep Crater is the name of a complex tomb of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin I. One of the kings who reigned in Palembang abud 18. This building has a concrete roof of the crater-shaped face. The crater is a kind of a big pot used for cooking. This tomb complex is situated in 3 ilir new boom near the port and open to the public every day.

Pasema Plateau lies between the grave and Pagaralam is cultural and natural protected areas because here is found some mysterious megalith stones from ancient times. A number of stone statues, or arrangement of large stones (menhirs) pretty much found in this region derived from a human who lived about 3,000 years ago.