Soon every June 22 DKI Jakarta to celebrate her always with great fanfare. But you know, actually the names of cities or areas in Jakarta has a history as Gambir, Lebak machinations, Pancoran, Glodok, Pasarminggu and many others. Well, I try to compile into an interesting reading and hopefully can be useful for "kite" the Betawi people ... Word Origins Betawi Betawi is another name for the city of Jakarta and at the same designations for indigenous origin living in Jakarta - the proposal is there any mention of the name of Batavia some versions. The first version states that the name comes from a pun name Betawi Batavia. Batavia's name comes from the name given by JP Coen for the city should be built at the beginning of VOC in Jakarta. City of Batavia was built Coen is now called the City or the old city of Jakarta. Because foreign to the community Batavia native words, it is often read by the Betawi. The second version states that the name of the Betawi had oral literature begins with the historical events that originated from the attack of Sultan Agung (Mataram) to the fortified city of Batavia. Because besieged days and - days and have run out ammunition, the men (soldiers) J.P. Coen was forced to make a cannon ball from the human waste matter is that it fired kepasukan Mataram bring a bad odor, spontaneous Mataram forces are generally Java was screaming calling tainted ..... tai, tai tainted. Then in conversations a day - the day is often called the City of Batavia with the smell of tai and then changed as the Betawi. The three versions of the Betawi Malay vocabulary Sambas (West Kalimantan), which means the Subang / Earrings. Sambas Malay population is predominantly ethnic in the 10th century shift the position of language as a Lingua Franca Sunda Kawi. When there is competition between the Malay kingdom of Srivijaya wong wong Java with none other than the kingdom of Kadiri. Competition is then the war and bring the Chinese to intervene as a mediator because they disrupted commerce. Peace is reached, the control of the sea divided into two, east of the start of Srivijaya controlled Cimanuk, east of the start of Kediri Kediri controlled. This means that the port Kalapa including control of Srivijaya. Srivijaya dynasty which then asks its partners in Central Java to help oversee the territorial waters of Srivijaya in western Java. But it turns out the ignorant Syailendara bringing Srivijaya Malay migrants to Kalapa western Borneo. Origin of Gambier City Now just a memory Gambier village, what remains is the name and the name of the Gambier Village Gambir station that remains in one of the existing station in Central Jakarta. Region including the Gambier area boundary - the limit is: Veteran northern road, the road Kebon Sirih South, West and East streets Mojopahit Ciliwung times. Gambir word has been known since the name, since this region began to refer to as the local community who see the number of trees that grew gambier this region. Before Daendles as developed by the Dutch East Indies government center in a new area called Weltevreden, the history of this area began in 1658 was still a swamp - marsh and meadow grass. By the owner named Anthony Paviljoen this area has been leased to the Chinese began to work on a sugar cane farm, vegetable farming - vegetables and rice. After growing market in this area arises as a market place continues memeperingati Dutch queen's birthday the night market is held every year. Market continues to grow and it's called Gambir market. After Daendels ruling and moving the center of the city government to Weltevreden which in Dutch means the most ideal place for settlement location (great place), the Dutch began to build a wide range of urban infrastructure in these new areas. One of the famous urban facilities at the time was a field called Koningsplein also by local people with the name of the field Ikada (Athletics Association of NSW). Field is reminiscent of the people of Jakarta rally events that occurred this IKADA field. In the past, this field there is a bevy of sports and the most famous is Bataviaasche Sport Club (BSC) and Batavia, Buitenzorg Wedloop Societet (BBWS). BSC is a regular sports clubs and sports associations BBWS are riding. After construction of the National Monument (Monas) began in 1962, Golf Gambir and housing Department of Public Works (MPW), as well as housing Djawatan Railway (DKA) joined displaced displaced to participate as well and the market's name is enshrined on the location of Pekan Raya Jakarta (PRJ) in Kemayoran. What was left of the word Gambir to the present is Gambir station name and the name of Gambier Village. Click here if you see the sequel Origin of Lebak Bulus ok .. now we've reached the valley struck ... This is his story: Lebak Bulus area into an urban village of today, Kleurahan Lebak Bulus, District Cilandak, South Jakarta Municipality. The name is taken from the office and fauna swampy ground means "valley" and the machinations of the "Turtles - turtles that live on land and fresh water" (1951:192 Satjadibrata, 56), so it can be likened to the valley of the tortoise. Perhaps in earlier times in Kali Kali Pesanggrahan Grogoldan flowing in the region many turtles - turtles, alias fleeced. By virtue of Land Ownership (Erfbrief) issued by the authorities in Batavia, dated 2 September 1675 Lebakbulus area is owned by Mr. and Mr. Made Candra, which can be inherited. According to the diary at the Castle of Batavia, dated February 12, 1687 Mr Made was a lieutenant of Java. (At that time every native of the island of Java, called Java, do not call it distinguished between the Javanese, Sundanese and Madurese). Because the soil is very fertile, the area was made by Mr. Made open fields and gardens, which in turn were well maintained. But after he died on August 16, 1720, for no apparent reason, the whole land was taken back by the Company, to then fall into the hands of Europeans, who changed his name to Simplicitas (read: simplicity) (De Haan, 1911: 167). Around the year 1789 the area was listed as owned by David John Smith. Maybe by him sold to Pieter Welbeeck which in 1803 listed as owner (De Haan, 1910:103). On a map published by the Bureau Topograpisch 1900, in the west - the area was still listed the location of the cottage (Landhuis) named Simplicitas, not so far from the rice mills are located on the eastern edge of Kali Pesanggrahan. Origin of Batu Ampar Batu Ampar which is part of the Condet, even so-called Condet Batuampar, today became a village, Village Batuampar, Keramatjati subdistrict, East Jakarta Municipality. Batuampar villages in the region west adjacent to the Village Balekambang, (full Condet Balekambang), which is historically related to each other. There is a legend attached to the name of the place as described by people - parents in Condet to Ran Ramelan, author of the booklet titled Condet, as follows. In earlier times there is a husband and wife, whose name was Prince Geger and Nyai Pods, own a couple of kids. One of her sons, women, given the name Siti Maemunah, known to be very beautiful. When spoken by an adult Maemunah East Prince or Tonggara Makasar origin who lived in the east Condet, to one of his son, named Prince Astawana. To be woken up a home and a place of fun - fun in the pond, near the time Ciliwung, which must be completed in one night. The request was affordable and proven, according to sahibulhikayat, is available the next day and a bale house on a pond at the edge of time Cliwung, well connected by road diampari with stones, ranging from the family residence of the Prince Southeast. Thus, according to the story, where people might walk the stone path diampari hereinafter Batuampar, and bale (Hall) who seemed to rest - if floating in the water pool used place names. Balekambang. In the early twentieth century in the arts college there Batuampar among others, led by Maliki and Modin (Pusponegoro, 1984, IV: 295). In 1986, a martial arts teacher in Batuampar, Saaman, was selected as one of his staff instructor of martial arts in the Netherlands, for two years. Not impossible, Saaman proficiency as a fighter, so it was chosen to be teachers in foreign it is skill decreased - from generation to generation.