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Kudus is a city and regency in northeastern Central Java, Indonesia. Jump to: navigation, search Map of Central Java province within Indonesia Central Java (Indonesian: Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia. ...


The city is known as the "birthplace" of the kretek clove cigarette, which is by far the most widely-smoked form of tobacco in the country. Haji Jamahri, a resident of the city, invented them in the 1880s, and the city remains a major center for their manufacture. A popular brand of kreteks. ... Jump to: navigation, search Species N. glauca N. longiflora N. rustica N. sylvestris N. tabacum Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005 Tobacco (, L.) refers to a genus of broad-leafed plants of the nightshade family indigenous to North and South America or to the dried and cured leaves. ...


A major landmark in the city is the Minaret Mosque (Masjid Menara), built in the early sixteenth century and the first minaret built on Java. Minarets (Arabic Minara pl. ... Jump to: navigation, search Map of Java Java (Indonesian, Javanese, and Sundanese: Jawa) is an island of Indonesia, and the site of its capital city, Jakarta. ...


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Kudus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (204 words)
Kudus is a city and regency in northeastern Central Java, Indonesia.
The city is known as the "birthplace" of the kretek clove cigarette, which is by far the most widely-smoked form of tobacco in the country.
Most residents of Kudus are Javanese; There is an Indonesian Chinese minority in the city center, as well as an Arab neighborhood, Kudus Kulon, to the west of the city center.
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