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Cirebon

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Cirebon is a city in West Java. It's located near border with Central Java

Its name is often said to be derived from the Sundanese words of "Cai" (or river) and "Rebon" (or "shrimp"). (Indeed the main production of the city is fishery including shrimps.) The alternative Javanese derivation is from "Caruban", meaning "mixture"--a reference to Cirebon's complex mix of Javanese, Malay, Sundanese, Chinese and Arabic cultural elements. While Indonesians from outside of Cirebon pronounce the name CHEE-ray-bone, locals say Cher-BONE.

The city weather is hot and humid. Wear cotton clothes. You do not need long sleeves shirt, instead a T-shirt and knee-long trousers are comfortable. Some places like mosques (masjid) and temples require polite dress such as long trousers/skirts. Hot pants/mini skirts will attract people attention and might be considered impolite.

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Tours & Getting around Cirebon

There are several ways of getting around the town of Cirebon.

1. By Car - This is the most convenience way of travel around in Cirebon. 2. By 'Angkot' - This is the public transport in Cirebon, however, they are not as comfortable as your own private car. Cost around Rp 3000

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This page was last edited at 09:28, on 14 April 2008 by Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel. Based on work by Nick Roux and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.

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