WELCOME TO PALEMBANG CITY

Palembang City is one of the big cities in Indonesia which is also the capital of South Sumatra province. Palembang is the second largest city in Sumatra after Medan. This city was once a center of the kingdom of Srivijaya, before later moving to Jambi. Siguntang Hill, in the western city of Palembang, until now many people still sacred and regarded as the former center of purity in the past.

Palembang is the oldest city in Indonesia, this is based on the inscriptions found on the Mount Kedukan Siguntang Hill west of Palembang city, declaring the establishment of a Wanua interpreted as the city is the capital of the kingdom of Srivijaya on June 16, 682 AD . So that date as a benchmark for the birthday of the city of Palembang.          
The city was attacked several times by foreign powers, where the worst damage occurs when the assault forces and the invasion of Java in 990 years the Chola kingdom in 1025. But now the city is the center clean up and beautify themselves increasingly becoming an international city.
Palembang City itself so far into the water the most beautiful tourist center nicknamed "the Venice of the East".