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Anyone who is remotely interested in sports and more precisely in bowling cannot resist paying a visit to Jaya Ancol Bowling Center in Jakarta, the economic and political capital of Indonesia. Jakarta or Sunda Kelapa as it was previously named is a hub of a variety of sports however football is the most cherished and popular sport in Jakarta which is clearly evident from the long list of football clubs that sparkles the sports scenario in the Indonesian capital city. Persija is the most popular football club in Jakarta and the Bung Karno Stadium with a capacity of accommodating 100,000 crowds is the largest stadium in Jakarta as well as in the whole world. Basketball is another sport that finds a leading position in the popularity chart in Jakarta and the Kelapa Gading Sport Mall in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, with the huge capacity of 7,000 seats, is the home arena of the national basketball team of Indonesia. The famous Senayan sports complex established in 1959, the residence of various sport venues primarily comprises Bung Karno soccer stadium, Madya Stadium, Istora Senayan, a shooting range, a tennis court and a golf driving range. Senayan sports complex was built to host the Asian Games in 1962. Jaya Ancol Bowling Center in Jakarta is located at Jl. Lodan Timur, Ancol
Jakarta 14430, Indonesia and it is considered as one of the best venues to plunge into bowling. The Bowling Center at the Kartika Chandra Hotel, Kebayoran Bowling Center located in Jalan Melawai IX and Millennium Bowling Alley are some of the noted bowling alleys in Jakarta apart from the famous Jaya Ancol Bowling Center. The bowling alley at Jaya Ancol Bowling Center in Jakarta is well equipped and the rates are decently reasonable and it is situated in Jaya Ancol dreamland, the largest and most famous recreational park built on the reclaimed beach land at the Bay of Jakarta.
Bowling as a sport is most popular in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and United Kingdom and in other Commonwealth nations. The history of the game traces back to 12th century. Bowling is played on a vast, rectangular, properly leveled and manicured grass or synthetic surface referred to as Bowling Green which is segmented into rinks, parallel playing strips and scoring system in bowling games varies with competition.
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