Mount Tidar

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Mount Tidar is a small hill in the vicinity of Magelang Central Java Indonesia that has been considered by Javanese to be the point where the Island of Java is 'nailed' to the earth, and has been known as the Nail of Java On the historic Kedu Plain and not far north from Borobudur this hill is believed to have significance and power in the network of Javanese sacred places Although different in character and associations it can be compared to the hill on the southern slope of Mount Merapi - Turgo within the network of sacred places.