Goa Gajah

Goa Gajah, lit. meaning "The Elephant Cave", is located in Gianyar on the island of near , in . Built in the 9th century, it served as a sanctuary.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: Hindu temple in Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Cueva del elefante”, “Elefantenhöhle”, “Elephant Cave”, “ถ้ำช้าง”, “ゴア・ガジャ寺院”, and “象の洞窟”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Gedong Arca Museum, Bedulu and Pura Samuan Tiga.

Museum
The Purbakala Archaeological Museum is a located in on , . is situated 700 metres northeast of Goa Gajah.

Hindu temple
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Hindu temple, which is situated 800 metres east of Goa Gajah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bedulu and Pejeng.

Village
, also spelt Bedahulu or Bedaulu, is a historical site in , .

Village
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , Indonesia, in the Petanu River valley.

Village
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is a village.

Goa Gajah

Latitude
-8.52291° or 8° 31′ 23″ south
Longitude
115.28785° or 115° 17′ 16″ east
Elevation
170 metres (558 feet)
Open location code
6P3QF7GQ+R4
Geo­Names ID
7626430
Wiki­data ID
Q2037360
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Thai—“Goa Gajah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غوا غاجاه”
  • Balinese: “Goa Gajah”
  • Bengali: “গোয়া গাজাহ”
  • Catalan: “Goa Gajah”
  • Cebuano: “Goa Gajah”
  • Chinese: “象洞”
  • Dutch: “Goa Gajah”
  • French: “Goa Gajah”
  • German: “Goa Gajah”
  • Indonesian: “Goa Gajah”
  • Italian: “Goa Gajah”
  • Japanese: “ゴア・ガジャ”
  • Javanese: “Guwa Gajah”
  • Kadazan Dusun: “Goa Gajah”
  • Malayalam: “ഗോവ ഗജ”
  • Panjabi: “ਐਲੀਫੈਂਟਾ ਗੁਫਾਵਾਂ”
  • Portuguese: “Goa Gajah”
  • Russian: “Гоа Гаджа”
  • Spanish: “Goa Gajah”
  • Swedish: “Goa Gajah”
  • Tamil: “ஆனைக் குகை”
  • Tatar: “Goa Gacah”
  • Telugu: “గోవా గజా”
  • Thai: “โกอากาจะฮ์”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Banjar Goa and Banjar Goagajah.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tukad Pejeng and Tukad Petanu.

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