Kaliurang is a small town located about 25 km north of the town of Yogyakarta, on the island of Java, Indonesia. The Special Region of Yogyakarta ( Indonesian: Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, or DIY) is the smallest province of Indonesia (excluding Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. It is located on the southern slopes of Mount Merapi, an active volcano. Mount Merapi, Gunung Merapi in Indonesian language, is a conical Volcano located on the border between Central Java and Yogyakarta
Kaliurang is a resort town, popular as a weekend destination for visitors from Yogyakarta. Attractions include the cool air, views, and an extensive forested park with trails. The town charges a small admission fee to visitors, paid at a booth on the busy main road from Yogyakarta.
The town was the location of negotiations during the fighting between the Dutch and Indonesians in the 1940s, when the houses and holiday homes owned by the Sultanate of Yogyakarta were utilised.
Kaliurang has been an important base for vulcanologists in their monitoring of eruptions of Merapi, especially when the southern slopes of the volcano become active. Volcanology (also spelled vulcanology) is the study of Volcanoes, Lava, Magma, and related geological and Geophysical phenomena
Adjacent hills
In the 1970s there was an observatory on the hill Plawangan, which lies closer to Merapi, but with eruptions in the 1990s Plawangan was abandoned and the observatory re-located into the town itself. Plawangan is a hill above the town of Kaliurang, on the southern slopes of Gunung Merapi, Central Java, in Indonesia. There are also tunnels at the western base of Plawangan that were constructed during World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
The hill to the west of Plawangan is known as Turgo and has sacred graves at its peak, which are associated with the early stages of Islam in Java. Turgo is a small hill on the southern slopes of Gunung Merapi, Central Java, Indonesia.
References
- Witton, Patrick (2003). Indonesia (7th edition). Melbourne: Lonely Planet, page 232-233. ISBN 1-74059-154-2.
External links
- Kaliurang is at coordinates Coordinates:
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