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The Republic of Indonesia, popularly known as Indonesia is a island nation of Southeast Asia. Indonesia comprises of about 17,500 islands and is the world's largest archipelagic state. The name “Indonesia” is derived from from the latin word “Indus” meaning India and the Greek word “nesos” means “island”. The culture of Indonesia has been shaped by various influences. In ancient times it has links with the Indian subcontinent and later with the west Asia traders and the Far East. As a result there are much of Hindu, Islam and Confucianism that has influenced the daily practices of the people of Indonesia. There are a host of tourist destinations in Indonesia. Given below is alist of some of the important Indonesia Destinations :
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Jakarta Tour: being the capital of Indonesia it shows the different art forms for all the regions and ethnic groups. Jakarta has a fine history of museums, fine art museums and puppt museum. The Jakarta Maritime museum and the V.O.C. Warehouse which was under the Dutch rule is also worth visiting.
Java Tour: Java is the most developed island of Indonesia. Once it was the center of powerful Hindu kingdoms and also the center for Dutch East Indies. It attract stourists from al across the globe for its Hindu-Buddhist temple, volcanoes, game parks, dense rain forests and also for teeming cities
Sumatra Tour: for your Sumatra tour you are going to a big island which is ten times the size of Denmark and six times the size of Ireland. On your tour you will come across a number of important tourist destinations like the Karo Highlands. On your tour to Sumatra in Medan you will also encounter history that dates back to 15th and 16th century.
Komodo National Park: is one of the most popular national park in Indonesia. Established in 1980 to provide shelter to the Komodo dragon, the park is noted as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986. to know more about important Indonesia Destinations click on the following links:
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