harbormaster tower of sunda kelapa. 6°07?39's 106°48?33?e ? / ? 6.127439°s 106.809034°e sunda kelapa ( sundanese : ????? ???, sunda kalapa ) is the old port of jakarta located on the estuarine of ciliwung river . "sunda kalapa" ( sundanese : "coconut of sunda") is the original name, and it was the main port of sunda kingdom of pajajaran . the port is situated in penjaringan sub-district, of north jakarta , indonesia . today the old port only accommodate pinisi , a traditional two masted wooden sailing ship serving inter-island freight service in the archipelago. although it is now only a minor port, jakarta had its origins in sunda kelapa and it played a significant role in the city's development. history the chinese source, chu-fan-chi , written circa 1200, chou ju-kua identified the two most powerful and richest kingdoms in the indonesian archipelago as sriwijaya and java ( kediri ). according to this source, in the early 13th century, sriwijaya still ruled sumatra, the malay express yourself. organize your knowledge. expand your mind. discover the world. revolvy connects you with interesting topics, lists and quizzes. choose from hundreds of quizzes that test your knowledge. search through millions of topics. create a your personalized library of topics, and discover topics that others are following.
