List of Sacred Places in Java

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1 List of sacred places in Java
- 1.1 Regions in Java
- 1.2 Places
2 See also

[edit] List of sacred places in Java

Note that Java has at least three main cultural regions determined in part by the linguistic usages.

[edit] Regions in Java

However as known in Javanese language usage, vocabulary usage in the south western central Java region (Cilacap) can be significantly different from north eastern central Java region (Mount Muria).

Jakarta
Sundanese (or West Java)
Javanese (or Central Java and East Java)
Tenggerese (or Mount Bromo region)

In each region there are significant numbers of locations that are either currently known as sacred, or have been documented in the past as sacred places.

[edit] Places

In most cases all Candi of Indonesia locations are considered as sacred - despite being in ruins or in advanced stages of decay.

Borobudur in the Kedu valley west of Mount Merapi
Mount Tidar in Magelang
Makam - Mausoleum. (sacred tombs)
Imogiri south of Yogyakarta is a royal graveyard.
Makam Wali Songo (The Tombs of the Wali Songo) the nine Islamic Saints who propagated Islam in Java.
Prambanan
Ratu Boko
Tembayat also known as Bayat
Turgo a hill on the southern slopes of Merapi