Historical Geographical Uses
- Batavia (region), a land inhabited by the Batavian people during the Roman Empire, today part of the Netherlands
- The name of Jakarta, Indonesia (formerly Dutch East Indies) during the colonial period
- For the historical use as the capital of the Dutch East Indies, see History of Jakarta
- For a description of the city itself, see Jakarta Old Town
- For a list of buildings in colonial Batavia, see List of colonial buildings and structures in Jakarta
- Batavian Republic, the Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 as a French vassal state, Batavia being the Latin name of the Low countries
- The Latin name for Passau, Germany
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