Angkers and exotics are the first impression if we’re sorry on this island, we’re as if carried out in the past at the island is still full of its busyness and bustle as the harassment port of the goods. The story began from the failure of trading memonopoly in Banten, VOC (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie) in 1610a made a 12-hectare island and 14 km from Jakarta as a shipyard. The capital of the island then named "Onrust" which means ?without rest? this is true, moreover this shipyard also serves as a place of loading of VOC trademark vessels.
Since 1615 this island increases the function of being colony and the Dutch defense base. The English and Dutch presses make both always hold up to the end of the British fleet attacks purify and destroy all the means and infrastructure of the building.
In 1911, the Netherlands rebuilding the Onrust Island. Only, the function turns into prisons and quarantine post of lepra disease, malaria, lepra, kusta, tuberculosis (TBC), and other tropical diseases. In addition, Onrust also serves as a haj quarantine that can accommodate 3.500 pilgrims who will depart to the Holy Land, Mecca.
Puing used haj quarantine barak on the island of Onrust
The Dutch doctor’s camp on the island of Onrust
Unfortunately the management of these islands has not been done with the maximum to the island is impressed only to let what is. But at least we can still trace the islands that leave the story of his dive history in the past.
Posts and Photos : Paramayuda
The haj quarantine hospital scars, Kahyangan Island, January 15, 2011
Benteng Martello Holland on the island of Bidadari
Nisan rebellion ships on the island of Onrust
The Dutch tombs on the island of Onrust
Benteng Martello Netherlands on the island of Kelor
The haj quarantine hospital scars, Kahyangan Island, January 15, 2011
Meriam guard of Kahyangan Island, January 15th 2011
