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Lara Jonggrang (temple) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 07 45 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -7.7500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 110 28 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 110.4740 decimal degrees |
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Note: Hindu temple to god Shiva, largest in Indonesia, built around the 9th and 10th centuries; its name meaning "slendor maiden" is derived from a moniker for the wife of Shiva, the goddess Durga; complex consists of two square terraces and over 200 shrines; located on the higher terrace are temples to the gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu. became UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. |
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| Lara Jonggrang (preferred,C,V,LC,O)
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| Caṇḍi Loro Joṅgraṅ (C,V)
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| Caṇḍi Lara Joṅgraṅ (C,V)
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| Candi Prambanan (C,V)
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| Lara Djonggrang (C,V)
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| Candi Çiwi Prambanan (C,V)
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| Çiwa Temple of Prambanan (C,V)
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| Candi Siwa Prambanan (C,V)
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| Loro Jonggrang (C,V)
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| Candi Loro Jonggrang (C,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| temple (preferred, C) |
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built 9th and 10th centuries |
| World Heritage Site (C) |
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1991 |
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Related geographic places: |
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Prambanan .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Indonesia, Jawa Tengah) [7003699] |
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