Jambi is a city in Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

, capital of Jambi province, on the island of Sumatra

Sumatra

Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...

. The city is a busy port on the Batang Hari River

Batang Hari River

The Batang Hari is the longest river in Sumatra, Indonesia. It originates in the Minangkabau highlands and flows to the east coast of Sumatra. The city of Jambi is located at the mouth of the river.-External links:...

 and an oil- and rubber-producing centre. The city is located 26 km from the ruins of Muaro Jambi

Muaro Jambi

Muaro Jambi might refer to:* Muaro Jambi Regency, a regency in Jambi province, Indonesia* Muaro Jambi Temple Compounds, an archaeological site consist of several buddhist temples...

, an important city in the ancient Srivijaya

Srivijaya

Srivijaya was a powerful ancient thalassocratic Malay empire based on the island of Sumatra, modern day Indonesia, which influenced much of Southeast Asia. The earliest solid proof of its existence dates from the 7th century; a Chinese monk, I-Tsing, wrote that he visited Srivijaya in 671 for 6...

 kingdom.

Nearby towns and villages include Mendalo (5.1 nm), Kinati

Kinati

Kenali Besar is a village in the Jambi Province of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located 4.1 miles outside the city of Jambi .Nearby towns and villages include Pijoan , Mendalo , Paalmerah and Tempino -External links:*...

 (4.1 nm), Padang (4.5 nm), Tanjungjohor (3.2 nm), Paalmerah

Paalmerah

Paalmerah is a town in the Jambi Province of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located 2.8 miles from the town of Jambi ..Nearby towns and villages include Kinati , Muarakumpe , Sungaiterap , Talangpelempang , Tempino , Muarabahar .The town has an airport, Paalmerah Airport which serves the city of Jambi...

 (2.8 nm), and Muarakumpe (3.6 nm). Jambi is served by the Sultan Thaha Airport

Sultan Thaha Airport

Sultan Thaha Airport is an airport in Jambi City in the Jambi province of Indonesia. Located in the Paalmerah suburb of Jambi it has 73 flights departing per week for short haul destinations and 42 medium sized aircraft departing each week...

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