Senen
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Senen is a long-established urban district () of Central Jakarta, Indonesia, that has kept many tourist attractions such as two museums, the National Library of Indonesia, , and narrow alleys with old Chinese and similar style shops and restaurants. It was first developed in the 18th century as Pasar Senen when Governor Daendels established the (the upper town) as the new center of government of the fledgling city (then known as Batavia). Its core remains in what is now the lower-division Senen District, Kwitang, Kenari, Paseban, Kramat, and Bungur. Senen is bounded by a railway line to the ea
Key facts
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- Senen
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- District
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- Atrium Senen Plaza.jpg
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- Plaza Atrium in Senen
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- Location in Central Jakarta
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- Country
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- Indonesia
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- Province
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- Jakarta
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- Administrative city
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- Central Jakarta
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- Camat
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- Metric
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- 4.23
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- 104XX
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Early establishment
- Modern colonialism
- Post-independence period
- ''Project Senen'' (1960s)
- Districts
- Transport
- Present time
- Landmarks
- Grand Senen Theatre
- Senen Monument of Struggle
- See also
- References
- Cited works
Senen is a long-established urban district () of Central Jakarta, Indonesia, that has kept many tourist attractions such as two museums, the National Library of Indonesia, , and narrow alleys with old Chinese and similar style shops and restaurants. It was first developed in the 18th century as Pasar Senen when Governor Daendels established the (the upper town) as the new center of government of the fledgling city (then known as Batavia). Its core remains in what is now the lower-division Senen District, Kwitang, Kenari, Paseban, Kramat, and Bungur. Senen is bounded by a railway line to the east, Ciliwung River to the west, Pramuka Street to the south, and Abdul Rahman Saleh-Kwini II-Senen Raya IV Street to the north. The name is derived from , ().
== History == thumbnail|right|Early 20th century photo of Pasar Senen
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Senen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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