Category: Bengkulu

Bengkulu is the capital of the Indonesian province of Bengkulu. The city is the second largest city on the west coast of Sumatra Island after Padang. Previously this area is under the influence of the kingdom of Inderapura and the Sultanate of Banten.

Fort Marlborough Heritage of Britain in Bengkulu
Fort Marlborough Heritage of Britain in Bengkulu

Helloindonesia.id – Visiting Bengkulu is incomplete if you do not set foot in Fort Marlborough or in foreign languages ​​it is called Fort Marlborough. Located on Jalan Ahmad Yani, Bengkulu, this fort was a fortress built by the East Indies Company in 1713-1719 and was used as a British stronghold which was under the leadership […]

Beruji Doll Dance, Dance Combination with Doll Play
Beruji Doll Dance, Dance Combination with Doll Play

Helloindonesia.id – If in West Sumatra there is a tradition called Tabuik, then in South Sumatra there is a tradition called Tabot. Similar to tabuik, tabot is also an activity organized in commemoration of the death of the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad in Bengkulu. Tabot ceremony is filled with various arts from Bengkulu, one […]

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