Sunda Kelapa history

Sunda Kelapa history

JAKARTA: Historically, Sunda Kelapa was first mentioned in the
12th century as a port for the Javanese Hindus of the Pajajaran
Kingdom, located near Bogor, West Java.

Portuguese ships started to dock at Sunda Kelapa in 1512.
Portuguese soldiers returned to Pajajaran in 1552 to construct a
port but they were forestalled by Islamic troops under the
leadership of Fatahillah from the Sultanate of Banten.

The first Dutch expedition visited the port in 1596. Governor
General Jan Pieterszoon Coen of the VOC attacked Jakarta and
renamed the city Batavia. Dutch rule then began in Java,
according to The Jakarta Explorer.

The Sunda Kelapa maritime tourist project was promulgated in a
gubernatorial decree in 1990. The area of the project encompasses
Penjaringan subdistrict in North Jakarta and four islands --
Onrust, Cipir, Kelor, and Untung Jawa -- in the Thousand Island
regency.

The border of the heritage project area in Penjaringan is
Kampung Luar Batang in the north, the railway in the south, Jl.
Lodan and Ancol river in the east and Jl. Gedung Panjang in the
west.

Among the remaining heritage sites which could draw tourists
are Sunda Kelapa harbor, Menara Syahbandar (Lookout Tower), the
Maritime Museum, Luar Batang Mosque, VOC shipyard and Fish
Market. --JP