Sewu

Sewu is an eighth-century Mahayana Buddhist or Hindu temple located 800 metres north of in , . The word for a or Buddhist temple in Javanese is "candi", hence, the common name is "Candi Sewu".
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  • Temple
  • …lies at an elevation of 162 metres (531 feet)
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Central Java, Indonesia
  • Also known as
    “Candi Sewu”
    “Tjandi Sewu”

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Places in the Area

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is a village, which is situated 8 km southwest of Sewu.
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is a village, which is situated 9 km northwest of Sewu.

Sewu

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Latitude
-7.74389° or 7° 44′ 38″ south
Longitude
110.4928° or 110° 29′ 34″ east
Open location code
6P4G7F4V+C4
Geo­Names ID
1627356
Wiki­data ID
Q2936254

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Sewu” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد سيو”
  • Balinese: “Candi Sewu”
  • Chinese: “塞烏寺”
  • Chinese: “塞烏神廟”
  • Chinese: “色烏禪邸”
  • Dutch: “Candi Sewu”
  • Dutch: “Sewu”
  • Dutch: “Tempelruïne Candi Sewu”
  • French: “Candi Sewu”
  • German: “Candi Sewu”
  • Hebrew: “מנג’וסריגה”
  • Hindi: “सेवु मंदिर”
  • Indonesian: “Candi Sewu”
  • Japanese: “セウ寺院”
  • Javanese: “Candhi Sewu”
  • Javanese: “Candhi Sèwu”
  • Madurese: “Canḍhi Sèwu”
  • Malay: “Candi Sewu”
  • Malayalam: “സേവു”
  • Portuguese: “Sewu”
  • Spanish: “Candi Sewu”
  • Tamil: “செவு கோயில், மத்திய சாவகம்”
  • Thai: “เซวู”
  • Vietnamese: “Sewu”
  • Western Frisian: “Candi Sewu”

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