Jangkangan

Jangkangan is a locality in Sleman, Yogyakarta Special Region, Central Java. Jangkangan is situated nearby to the locality Pakem, as well as near Segaran.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Prambanan and Kedulan.

Prambanan

Hindu temple

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Prambanan is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, in southern Java, Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimūrti, the expression of God as the Creator, the Preserver, and the Destroyer.

Kedulan

Ruins

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Kedulan temple is the ruin of a 9th-century Hindu candi located not far from Sambisari temple. The temple is in Tirtomartani village, Kalasan subdistrict, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Sewu Temple

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Sewu is an eighth-century Mahayana Buddhist or Hindu temple located 800 metres north of Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia. The word for a Hindu or Buddhist temple in Javanese is "candi", hence, the common name is "Candi Sewu".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prambanan and Maguwoharjo.

Prambanan

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Prambanan is a complex of massive ancient Hindu temples in Central Java, Indonesia. It was built by the Mataram Kingdom, rulers of central Java and defeaters of the Sailendra Dynasty.