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From Krakatau to SUNDAREP: Why the Sunda Strait’s Strategic Value Is Built on Risk
History

From Krakatau to SUNDAREP: Why the Sunda Strait’s Strategic Value Is Built on Risk

At first glance, the Sunda Strait is a gap between Java and Sumatra. In practice, it is a controlled gateway…

From Karangantu’s Pepper Market to a Minaret at Sea: How Old Banten’s Port Still Reads as a Maritime City
History

From Karangantu’s Pepper Market to a Minaret at Sea: How Old Banten’s Port Still Reads as a Maritime City

A port built where the river met the seaOld Banten, or Banten Lama, is often approached today as an archaeological…

What the 1883 Krakatau Record Still Reveals About the Sunda Strait’s Tsunami Geography
History

What the 1883 Krakatau Record Still Reveals About the Sunda Strait’s Tsunami Geography

SERANG, Banten — The 1883 Krakatau eruption remains a defining historical record for the Sunda Strait because it documents, with…

Old Banten in Three Stops: Kaibon’s Water-Bound Ruins, a Sultanate Landscape and a Living Great Mosque
Tourism

Old Banten in Three Stops: Kaibon’s Water-Bound Ruins, a Sultanate Landscape and a Living Great Mosque

Why this route worksOld Banten is best understood as a historic city rather than a collection of unrelated ruins. A…