Kudus

Kudus is the capital and the namesake of the in , . Its name has an Arabic etymology connected to its foundation by the legendary figure Sunan Kudus.
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  • Type: Town with 90,300 residents
  • Description: district in Kudus Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as: Koedoes”, “Kota Kudus”, “Kota Kudus District”, “Kudus District”, “Kudus Town”, “Kudus Town District”, and “Kudus, Indonesia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kretek Museum.

Museum
The is a museum in Kudus, Indonesia. It opened in 1986 and was jointly founded by several Indonesian cigarette companies. The museum focuses on the history—both economic and religious—of kretek, a type of cigarette common in Indonesia that includes cloves.

Kudus

Latitude
-6.8078° or 6° 48′ 28″ south
Longitude
110.8417° or 110° 50′ 30″ east
Population
90,300
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ID KUD
Open location code
6P5G5RRR+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262265665
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1639215
Wiki­data ID
Q4119464
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Kudus” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كودوس
  • Balinese: Kudus, Kudus
  • Balinese: Kudus
  • Cebuano: Kecamatan Kota Kudus
  • Chinese: Kudus
  • Chinese: 古突史
  • Chinese: 古突士
  • Chinese: 庫都斯
  • Danish: Kudus
  • Dutch: Kota Kudus
  • Dutch: Kudus
  • French: Kudus
  • German: Kota
  • German: Kudus
  • Indonesian: Kecamatan Kota Kudus
  • Indonesian: Kecamatan Kudus
  • Indonesian: Kota Kudus, Kudus
  • Indonesian: Kota Kudus
  • Indonesian: Kudus
  • Irish: Kota Kudus
  • Japanese: クドゥス
  • Javanese: Kota Kudus
  • Javanese: Kutha Kudus, Kudus
  • Komering: Kudus
  • Min Nan Chinese: Kudus
  • Polish: Kudus
  • Romanian: Kudus
  • Swedish: Kecamatan Kota Kudus
  • Kota Kudus
  • Kudus
  • Kudus, Kudus

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