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648:Taman Sari
618:Cengkareng
566:Johar Baru
384:References
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141:Indonesian
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903:district
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711:Setiabudi
676:Jagakarsa
638:Kembangan
628:Kalideres
571:Kemayoran
306:Duri Pulo
280:kelurahan
204:The name
155:Indonesia
146:kecamatan
74:Indonesia
769:Matraman
739:Cipayung
696:Pancoran
671:Cilandak
643:Palmerah
400:Archived
255:Daendels
169:and the
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81:Province
34:District
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744:Ciracas
653:Tambora
576:Menteng
533:Jakarta
243:Batavia
212:History
200:Toponym
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70:Country
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734:Cakung
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188:Limits
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