Kepang

Kepang is a locality in Klaten, Surakarta, Central Java. Kepang is situated nearby to the locality Sorowijan, as well as near Krajan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Plaosan and Sewu Temple.

Plaosan

Park

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Candi Plaosan, also known as the Plaosan Complex, is one of the Buddhist temples located in Bugisan village, Prambanan district, Klaten Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, about 1 kilometre to the northeast of the renowned Hindu Prambanan Temple. Plaosan is situated 4 km southeast of Kepang.

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". Sewu Temple is situated 3½ km south of Kepang.

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. Kedulan is situated 4 km southwest of Kepang.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prambanan and Umbulmartani.

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.