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Banjarmasin
Banjarmasin is a city in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, on the Martapura and Barito rivers near the south coast of Borneo. It was the capital of the Banjar Sultanate, founded in the early sixteenth century, and a port for pepper and forest products. The Dutch annexed the sultanate in 1860 after the Banjarmasin War. Known as the city of a thousand rivers, it is famous for its floating markets.

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