Tasikmalaya
Also known as Tasikmalaya Municipality, Municipality of Tasikmalaya, City of Tasikmalaya, Tasikmalaya City
Tasikmalaya (also known as Tasik) is a landlocked city in West Java, Indonesia. The city is sometimes dubbed kota santri (city of religious learners) or "the City of a Thousand Pesantrens" for its abundance of Islamic boarding schools. Located around southeast from the provincial capital of Bandung, Tasikmalaya is passed by Indonesian National Route 3.
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- Tasikmalaya
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- City of Tasikmalaya
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- Other
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- Sundanese
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- City
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- (Neaty City)
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- (Delhi of Java)
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- 275
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- Clockwise from top: Great Mosque of Tasikmalaya, Sacred Heart of Jesus church, Tasikmalaya railway station
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- City Flag of Tasikmalaya.svg
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- Administrative districts
- 1996 riot
- Natural disasters
- Toll Road
- Wiriadinata Airport
- Archeology
- Climate
- Famous People
- Pictures gallery
- References
- External links
Tasikmalaya (also known as Tasik) is a landlocked city in West Java, Indonesia. The city is sometimes dubbed kota santri (city of religious learners) or "the City of a Thousand Pesantrens" for its abundance of Islamic boarding schools. Located around southeast from the provincial capital of Bandung, Tasikmalaya is passed by Indonesian National Route 3.
The city is located in the mountainous East Parahyangan region of Java at an elevation of 351 metres (1,151 feet).
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