Jepara Regency
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Jepara is a regency  in the northeastern part of Central Java
Central Java
Central Java is a province of Indonesia. The administrative capital is Semarang. It is one of six provinces on the island of Java.This province is the province of high Human Development in Indonesia and its Points Development Index countries is equivalent to Lebanon. The province of Central Java...

 province in Indonesia
Indonesia
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. Its capital is Jepara
Jepara
Jepara is a small town in the province of Central Java, Indonesia.Jepara is on the north coast of Java, north-east of Semarang, not far from Mount Muria. It is also the main town of the district of Jepara, which has a population of about 1 million. Jepara is famous as the center of Javanese teak...

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Early

Long before the existence of the kingdoms of the land of Java. Northern tip of Java island an existing group of residents who believed the men came from South Yunnan region which was then migrated to the south. Jepara was still separated by a strait Juwana.
Originally Jepara name comes from the words Ujung Para, Ujung Mara and Jumpara who later became Jepara, which means a settlement where the traders who trade to the various regions. According to the book "A New History of the Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD)" noted that in the year 674 AD a Chinese traveler named I-Tsing never visited the country Holing or kaling or Kalinga is also known as Java or Japa and believed to be located in Keling, Jepara eastern today, and led by a woman named Queen Shima king who was known to be assertive.

According to a named Portuguese writer Tomé Pires in his Suma Oriental ", a new Jepara known in the XV century (1470 AD) as a small trading port the newly occupied by 90-100 people and is led by East Aryo and was under the rulership of Demak. Then East Aryo replaced by his son named Pati Unus (1507–1521). Pati Unus trying to build a town of Jepara commerce.
Pati Unus known to be very persistent against Portuguese rule in Malacca who become the chain of commerce of the archipelago. After Pati Unus dies is replaced by-laws Faletehan / Fatahillah in power (1521–1536). Later in the year 1536 by the Sultan of Demak ruler Trenggono, Jepara handed over to the child and daughter of the Queen and Prince Retno Kencono Ladies, her husband. But after the death of Sultan Trenggono in the Military Expedition in Panarukan East Java in 1546, incidence of seizure of the throne of the kingdom of Demak tantrum that ended with the death of Prince Attends by Aryo Penangsang in the year 1549.
The death of the people who loved to make Queen Retno Kencono very grieved and leave palace life to meditate on the hill Danaraja. After the killing of Aryo Penangsang by Sutowijoyo, Queen Retno Kencono willing to come down from the monastery and became the ruler of Jepara inaugurated by Queen Kalinyamat NIMAS title.

16th - 19th centuries

In the 16th century, Jepara was an important port; in early 1513, its king, Yunnus (Pati Unus) led an attack against Portuguese
Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire , also known as the Portuguese Overseas Empire or the Portuguese Colonial Empire , was the first global empire in history...

 Malacca
Malacca
Malacca , dubbed The Historic State or Negeri Bersejarah among locals) is the third smallest Malaysian state, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and the state of Johor to the south...

. His force is said to have been made up of one hundred ships and 5000 men from Jepara and Palembang
Palembang
Palembang is the capital city of the South Sumatra province in Indonesia. Palembang is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia, and has a history of being a capital of a maritime empire. Located on the Musi River banks on the east coast of southern Sumatra island, it has an area of 400.61 square...

 but was defeated. Between 1518 and 1521 he apparently ruled over Demak. The rule of Ratu ('Queen') Kalinyamat in the latter 16th century was, however, Jepara's most influential. Jepara again attacked Malacca in 1551 this time with Johor
Johor
Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

 but was defeated, and in 1574 besieged Malacca for three months.

It was the site of an English Fort in the 17th century. It is the birthplace of Indonesian national heroine Kartini.

Contemporary Jepara

The population is almost entirely Javanese and over 95% Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...

. In the 16th century, it was an independent kingdom, and was twice burned by the Dutch. As a pesisir ('coastal') area many traders from around the world landed in Jepara centuries ago. As a result, some of Jepara's resident have at part European, Chinese, Arabs, Malay or Bugis ancestry.

The town is renowned its furniture industry. The production of teak furniture, employs approximately 80,000 people in the town, working in a large number of mainly small workshops. The trade has brought considerable prosperity to Jepara, well above the average for Central Java. Since there is a large export trade, the fall in the value of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar and other currencies has probably led to an increase in income for the [furniture makers].

Jepara is also well known for a distinct fruit named Durian
Durian
The durian is the fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio and the Malvaceae family . Widely known and revered in southeast Asia as the "king of fruits", the durian is distinctive for its large size, unique odour, and formidable thorn-covered husk...

 Petruk.

Scenery Recreation

  • Karimunjawa National Park
    Karimunjawa National Park
    Karimunjawa National Park, also Karimun Jawa National Park, is a national marine park designated in the Karimunjawa archipelago, Jepara Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. It lies 80 km north west of Jepara, Central Java in the Java Sea. The national park was formally declared as Marine...

  • Panjang Island
  • Mandalika Island, in Ujungwatu Village
  • Kartini Beach
    Kartini Beach
    Kartini Beach is a tourist beach in Bulu, Jepara, Central Java. This beach is located 2.5 km west of the hall of the Office of the Regent of Jepara....

    , in Bulu Village
  • Tirto Samodra Beach
    Tirto Samodra Beach
    Tirto Samudro beach or known by the general public as Bandengan Beach is located 7 miles north of downtown Jepara....

    , in Bandengan Village
  • Empu Rancak Beach, in Karanggondang Village
  • Pungkruk Beach, in Mororejo Village
  • Guamanik Pecatu Beach, in Ujungwatu Village
  • Teluk Awur Beach, in Telukawur Village
  • Semat Beach, in Semat Village
  • Tanjung Karang Beach, in Mulyoharjo Village
  • Ombak Mati Beach, in Bondo Village
  • Preserve Mount of Clering, in Clering Village
  • Songgo Langit Waterfall
    Songgo Langit Waterfall
    Songgo Langit Waterfall is a waterfall located in Bucu, Kembang 30 miles north of downtown Jepara Regency, this waterfall has a height of 80 meters with a width of 2 meters. Surrounding this waterfall can be found a variety of Butterfly....

    , in Bucu Village
  • Wellspring Angels and Jaka Tarub, in Daren Village
  • Punden Reservoir, in Gemulung Village
  • Lake of Sejuta Akar (Lake Million Root), in Bondo Village
  • Tritip Cave, in Ujung watu Village
  • Manik Cave, in Sumanding Village
  • Wono Pinus Setro, in Batealit Village
  • Sreni Indah, in Bategede Village

History Recreation

  • Fort Portuguese
    Fort Portuguese
    Fort Portuguese, is a historical fort located in the village Banyumanis adjacent to the village of Ujung Batu, District of Keling, district of Jepara, the province of Central Java...

    , in Ujungwatu Village
  • Fort Jepara XVI, in Ujungbatu Village
  • Mantingan Mosque
    Mantingan Mosque
    Masjid Mantingan is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia, located in the center town of Jepara , Central Java Indonesia. The mosque is believed to be built by Sunan Hadiri era Kalinyamat Kingdom....

    , in Mantingan Village
  • Kartini Museum, in Panggang Village
  • Monument Kartini Placenta, in Pelemkerep Village
  • Arch of Jami' Baiturrohman I Robayan Mosque, in Robayan Village
  • Monastery Hian Thian Siang Tee, in Welahan Village
  • Bubrah Temple, in Tarung Village
  • Angin Temple, in Tarung Village

Pilgrimage Recreation

  • Cirosomo (Mausoleum all Duke/Regent which have led Jepara and big familieses of R.A Kartini), in Sendang
  • Cemetery of Sultan Hadiri dan Ratu Kalinyamat serta Raden Abdul Jalil (Sunan Jepara), in Mantingan
  • Cemetery of Syeh Amir Hasan (Sunan Nyamplungan), in Karimunjawa
  • Cemetery of Pangeran Syarif dan Mbah Jenggolo, in Saripan
  • Cemetery of Habib Sodiq (Yek Nde), in Kriyan
  • Cemetery of Syeh Abu Bakar, in Pulau Panjang
  • Cemetery of Ronggo Kusumo, in Manyargading
  • Cemetery of Datuk Gunardi, in Singaraja
  • Cemetery of Syeh Suti Jenar, in Kelet
  • Cemetery of Mbah Roboyo, in Robayan
  • Cemetery of Habib Ali, in Mayong
  • Cemetery of Ki Gede, in Bangsri

Family Recreation

  • Tiara Park Waterboom and 3D Theater, in Purwogondo Village
  • Alamoya Waterboom, in Bapangan Village
  • Swimming Pool "Sinta Pool", in Pecangaan Kulon Village
  • Orange agriculture tourism, in Bategede Village

Shopping Recreation

  • market of Craft (id
    ID
    ID, I.D. or id may refer to:* The id, ego, and super-ego comprise the psychic apparatus defined in Sigmund Freud's structural model of the psyche- Abbreviations :...

    : Pasar Kerajinan), in Margoyoso Village
  • Adrift Market (id
    ID
    ID, I.D. or id may refer to:* The id, ego, and super-ego comprise the psychic apparatus defined in Sigmund Freud's structural model of the psyche- Abbreviations :...

    : Pasar Apung), in Demaan Village
  • Shopping Center Jepara (S.C.J), in Panggang Village
  • Saudara Swalayan, in Ngabul Village
  • Karangrandu Market (Traditional Snack Market), in Karangrandu Village
  • Ngabul Market (Durian Market), in Ngabul Village
  • Furniture Auction Market, in Rengging Village

Typical food Jepara

  • Pindang Serani
  • Rondo Royal (Monyos) = tape goreng yang dibungkus tepung.
  • Klenyem (Lempok) = ketela parut goreng isi gula merah.
  • Kenyol (Gantilut) = ketela parut dibungkus daun pisang dan tengahnya diisi gula merah, cara masak dikukus.
  • Nogosari = tepung dibungkus daun pisang dan tengahnya diisi buah pisang masak, cara masak dikukus.
  • Moto Belong = ketela parut dibungkus daun pisang dan tengahnya diisi buah pisang masak, cara masak dikukus, dan disajikan dengan cara dipotong-potong agak miring menyerupai bola mata dan dimakan dengan kelapa yang diparut dicampur sedikit gula.
  • Poci = tepung dari ketan yang dibungkus daun pisang dan dibentuk kerucut diisi campuran kelapa parut dan gula merah.
  • Kuluban = urap-urap dengan nangka muda, kacang panjang dan daun mudanya, tauge mentah, dan buah petai, disajikan mentahan.
  • Pecel Ikan Laut Panggang = ikan laut bakar dengan bumbu sambal santan kelapa.
  • Horok-horok* = makanan yang sangat langka dan hanya ditemukan di jepara ini dibuat dengan bahan baku sagu. dengan cara pembuatan yang cukup aneh yaitu menggunakan sisir rambut. bentuknya seperti busa sterofom yang kenyal dengan rasa sedikit asin. biasanya dimakan sebagai campuran bakso,gado-gado, ataupun lainnya.
  • Horok-Horok Janganan = Horok-horok* di beri sayur-sayuran seperti: Daun Bayam, Toge, Kacang Panjang, bong (bambu muda), dll, lalu di beri sambal.
  • Horok-Horok Cecek = Horok-horok* yang dimakan dengan lauk cecek (Seperti Sate Rambak)
  • Bontosan = adonan krupuk ikan tenggiri dalam bentuk gelondongan dan sudah dikukus.
  • Sate Udang dan Sate Kerbau
  • Kacang Oven
  • Terasi Jepara
  • Kacang Jepara = Kacang tanah yang masih ada kulitnya alias belum di kupas kulitnya, di sangraidengan pasir putih sampai warna kulit kacang menjadi kehitaman.
  • Durian Petruk (Durio Zybethinus Kultivar Petruk)
  • Jeruk Jepara ( Limnocitrus Littoralis (miq) Swingle
    Limnocitrus littoralis
    Limnocitrus littoralis is a species of plant in the Rutaceae family. It is endemic to Indonesia, found on the island of Java in Jepara.It is an Endangered species threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

    )
  • Gereh Iwak Teri = Ikan teri yang dijadikan semacam ikan asin, kebanyakan dari pulau karimunjawa.
  • Latuh/Lato = sejenis rumput laut, enak dimakan dalam keadaan segar, dan konon bisa menyembuhkan radang tenggorok, amandel.
  • Tempong (blenyik) = ikan teri mentah yang dikeringkan, bentuknya seperti bakwan.
  • Sutet = Susu Telor Tegangan Tinggi

Typical Drink Jepara

  • Adon-adon Coro = minuman jahe santan dengan irisan kelapa bakar, yang disajikan hangat.
  • Es Gempol = minuman santan dan gempol (bola dari tepung beras), biasa disajikan manis, asin, hangat ataupun dingin.
  • Es Pleret = minuman santan dan pleret (tepung beras yang dimakan sedikit kenyal) hampir mirip dengan gempol.
  • Dawet Jepara (Es Cendhol / Cendol) = terbuat dari bahan-bahan tepung sagu, gula merah asli, santan kelapa.

Potency

  • Industry Funiture Jepara Carving. This industry is widespread in most of all districts of Jepara, except Districts of Karimunjawa.
  • Handycraft Relief Art, in Senenan Village
  • Handycraft Sculpture, in Mulyoharjo Village
  • Handycraft Gold, in Margoyoso Village
  • Handycraft Monel, in Kriyan Village
  • Handycraft Iron (Pande Besi), in Purwogondo Village
  • Handycraft Gebyok Carving, in Gemiring Lor Village and Gemiring Kidul Village
  • Handycraft Troso Weaving, in Troso Village
  • Handycraft Traditional Toys, in Karanganyar Village
  • Handycraft Kreneng, in Gidangelo Village
  • Handycraft woven Bamboo, in Kendengsidialit Village
  • Handycraft Ratan, in Telukwetan Village
  • Handycraft Pottery, in Mayong Lor Village
  • Handycraft Paper Umberella, in Brantaksekarjati Village
  • Industry Garment, in Sendang Village
  • Industri Embroidery, in Nalumsari Village
  • Industry Cigaette, in Robayan Village
  • Industry Bread, in Bugo Village
  • Industry Roof, in Mayong Kidul Village
  • Industry Concrete Brick, in Kalipucang Kulon Village
  • Centre Oranges, in Bategede Village

Emergency Number Phone on Jepara

  • Police +62-291-591110
  • Fire Fighter 113
  • Grista Fire Fighter +62-291-592706
  • Electrical Disturbance 0291-591021
  • Phone Disturbance 117
  • Kartini Hospital +62-291-591175
  • Kelet Hospital +62-291-57902
  • RS Graha +62-291-592067
  • Ambulance 118
  • 24 HOUR KEEP pharmacy, JL Pemuda in front of NU Build


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