Palembang at A Glimpse

Ampera Bridge, Palembang

Palembang is the capital city of the South Sumatra province in Indonesia. Located on the Musi River banks on the east coast of southern Sumatra island, it has an area of 400.61 square kilometres and a population of 1.7 million.[1] Palembang is the second-largest city in Sumatra after Medan and the seventh-largest city in Indonesia. The city hosted the 26th edition of Southeast Asian Games from 11 to 22 November 2011 along with Jakarta.

Palembang at A Glimpse (2)

The Fall of Sriwijaya
During the last days of Srivijaya empire, the center of power shifted to Malayu in Muaro Jambi[disambiguation needed] area, Jambi, and later moved upstream to Dharmasraya. After the collapse of Srivijaya, there was no major political power to control the town, however some Malay nobility families remain in town.