Anyer

The town was a considerable port in the 19th century but was destroyed by a 100-foot-high tsunami which was caused by the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. The present settlement still houses the Cikoneng Lighthouse built by the Dutch government two years later as a memorial for the townspeople killed by the eruption.{{cite book | last = Winchester | first = Simon | author-link = Simon Winchester | title = Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883 | publisher = HarperCollins | year = 2003 | isbn = 0-06-621285-5 }} It was also the starting point of the Great Post Road, built by the Dutch in the nineteenth century, which ran around {{convert|1000|km|sp=us|sigfig=2}} to the eastern tip of Java. Off the coast of Anyer is the island Pulau Sangiang, an uninhabited island with vast areas of untouched jungle. The area is also known for coral formations swarming with tropical fish.

Anyer Beach is a tourist attraction with hot swimming water, a hotel, and rental of resting sheds, boats, four-wheeled motorcycles, water scooters, and a banana boat.{{cite web|url=https://www.moreindonesia.com/2022/12/vacation-to-anyer-tourist-attraction.html|title=Vacation to Anyer, A Tourist Attraction Near Jakarta }}

Plans around 2011 proposed that the Sunda Strait Bridge, an ambitious megaproject scheduled to start in 2014, would stretch from Anyer across the Sunda Strait to Lampung in South Sumatra.

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• {{cite book | last =Witton | first =Patrick| title =Indonesia | publisher =Lonely Planet | year =2003 | location =Melbourne | isbn = 1-74059-154-2 | page =166 }}

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Category:Populated places in Banten

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