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Makassar (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 05 09 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -5.1500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 119 28 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 119.4667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Largest city on the island; prosperous port upon Portuguese arrival 16th century; later ruled by Dutch who established trading station 1607; Dutch deposed Sultan 1667; copra, coffee, rubber, rattan, gums, and resins are exported. |
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| Makassar (preferred,C,V)
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| Macassar (C,V)
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| Makasar (C,V)
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| Makasar, Kotamadya (C,V)
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| Makasar, Kotapradja (C,V)
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| Djumpandang (H,V)
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| Ujungpandang (H,V)
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| Ujung Pandang (H,V)
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| Ujungpandang, Kotamadya (H,V)
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Makassar (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| state capital (H) |
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of Dutch East Indonesia, 1946 |
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