Cirebon
The city hall of Cirebon, Indon.
Cirebon
Indonesia
Also known as: Cheribon, Tjirebon
Cirebon, kota (city), northeastern West Java (Jawa Barat) propinsi (or provinsi; province), Indonesia. It is located on the Java Sea about 65 miles (105 km) northeast of Bandung. The Cirebon area was for centuries a centre of Islam and generated much of the opposition to Dutch colonial rule. The northern half of the region is largely flat and marshy, while the southern half is mountainous. Southwest of the city the huge volcano Mount Cereme rises...