Popular Tourist Attraction in Tegal

Tegal is the name of the regency and city in Central Java. Tegal regency capital in Slawi while Tegal city capitalized in Tegal city itself. There are wide range of interesting tourist attractions in both the Tegal regency and in Tegal city. In this discussion we will make in one discussion that 12 popular tourist attractions in Tegal. One of the tour were very popular in Tegal is Guci hot water bath. This place is always crowded by tourists especially...

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Interesting places and buildings

Gunung Guci: natural sulfur waterfalls for healing many skin diseases; Pantai Alam Indah (PAI): a famous beach in Tegal; Alun-alun Tegal: in front of Mesjid Agung Tegal mosque; Pasar Pagi Tegal: the biggest market in Tegal; Bird Market: in Pasar Senggol next to Alun-alun area; Taman Poci: a small park with children's playground and picnic area in front of the station, with kiosks selling exotic foods and Teh Poci tea; Tegal railway station: connecting many other big cities in Java...

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The Language of Tegal

Tegal has its own language, known as Bahasa Tegal. Some Indonesian comedians speak it because its accent and dialect arouse amusement. The greeting "How are you?" translates to "Kepriben kabare?" SlangEdit It is common practice for people in Tegal to call their friends "Jon", "Jack" or "Jakwir". The translation for "Daddy" is Jasak, "Mommy" is Jok, a younger brother is addressed as Yarig and an older brother as Sahang. Many other words can only be understood by native Tegals. Bahasa Tegal also has many Arabic loan...

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The History of Tegal

Aerial view of Pagonan sugar factory (ca.1928-40) The city of Tegal developed from a small village called Tetegual. The modernization of the village began in the early 1530s, and it eventually became part of the Pekalongan Regency, which admitted the existence of the Pajang Empire in Central Java. The Pajang Empire was the successor of the Sultanate of Demak. The city was founded by Ki Gede Sebayu. Together with...

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About Tegal

Tegal Regency is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the northwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It has an area of 876.10 km2, and had a population of 1,394,839 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 1,411,947. Its administrative centre was formerly Tegal city in the northwest corner of the regency, but this city was subsequently administratively separated from the regency, whose administrative centre is now at Slawi, a suburb of the city...

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