Where is the Ankara cloth from

Recently we made our first children's clothing line collection using ankara material and I wanted to know the origin of the material even though I know is popular amongst wet Africans such as Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal. I found out that Ankara is actually from Indonesia. A country in the southeast of Asia. 

Above is an example of what they wear in Indonesia. It is no wonder the Ankara materials are bright with floral patterns and other patterns too.