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Palembang is the capital city of South Sumatra Province of Indonesia. It was formerly known as the capital city of the ancient Kingdom of Srivijaya.
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Palembang (pälĕmbäng`), city (1990 pop. 1,144,047), capital of South Sumatra province, on SE Sumatra, Indonesia. The island's largest city, it is a deepwater port on both banks ...
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Palembang, city, western Indonesia, capital of South Sumatra Province, southeastern Sumatra, a port on the Musi River. Palembang grew as a trade and manufacturing center for the surrounding oil- and rubber-producing area. It is the site of Sriwijaya University (1960). Palembang was the capital of the Hindu-Sumatran 8th-century kingdom of Sri Vijaya. Population (2003 estimate) 1,290,599.

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