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Banten (town)
Town in Java / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the province of Banten in Java Island or the city of Batam in Riau Islands of Indonesia.
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Banten, also written as Bantam, is a port town near the western end of Java, Indonesia. It has a secure harbour at the mouth of Banten River, a navigable passage for light craft into the island's interior. The town is close to the Sunda Strait through which important ocean-going traffic passes between Java and Sumatra. Formerly Old Banten was the capital of a sultanate in the area, was strategically important and a major centre for trade.