 The "Regeeringsalmanak" (Annual Report of the Dutch East Indies) of 1927 mentions Condet as one of the private lands located in Meester Cornelis.Condet currently is also the most populated place with the Arab Indonesians community, who many of them have moved from different places in Jakarta, replacing Pekojan or Tanah Abang.It also known for its perfume stores throughout the street, mostly are concentrated around Al-Hawi mosque and owned mostly by Arabs.