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Fun fact 5 about Makassar

Makassar, March 2019 (cropped)
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Makassar is home to traditional dishes such as coto makassar, a stew made from nuts, spices, and offal.

Makassar
Indonesia
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Makassar

Indonesia

Country
Indonesia
Population
1.5M
Coordinates
-5.15, 119.43
208th most populous city in the world

Makassar, formerly Ujung Pandang, is the capital of the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi. It is the largest city in the region of Eastern Indonesia and the country's fifth-largest urban center after Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan, and Bandung.

From the “Traditional cuisine” section

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