Goa Gajah
Goa Gajah, lit. meaning "The Elephant Cave", is located in Gianyar on the island of Bali near Ubud, in Indonesia. Built-in the 9th century, it served as a sanctuary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cave
- Description: hindu temple in Indonesia
- Also known as: “Elephant Cave”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gedong Arca Museum, Bedulu and Pura Samuan Tiga.
Gedong Arca Museum, Bedulu
Museum
The Purbakala Archaeological Museum or Gedong Arca Museum is a museum located in Bedulu on Bali, Indonesia. It holds an important collection of sarcophagi. Gedong Arca Museum, Bedulu is situated 700 metres northeast of Goa Gajah.
Pura Samuan Tiga
Hindu temple
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pura Samuan Tiga is a Hindu temple, which is situated 800 metres east of Goa Gajah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bedulu and Pejeng.
Bedulu
Village
Bedulu, also spelt Bedahulu or Bedaulu, is a historical site in Bali, Indonesia. It is situated about two kilometer to the west of today Gianyar town.
Pejeng
Village
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pejeng is a village in Bali, Indonesia, in the Petanu River valley. It is a bit east of Ubud in Gianyar Regency. It is home to the Moon of Pejeng, the largest single-cast bronze kettle drum in the world.
Goa Gajah
- Categories: archaeological site, tourist attraction, sanctuary, and landform
- Location: Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Balinese to Thai—“Goa Gajah” goes by many names.
- Balinese: “Goa Gajah”
- Bengali: “গোয়া গাজাহ”
- Catalan: “Goa Gajah”
- Cebuano: “Goa Gajah”
- Chinese: “象洞”
- Dutch: “Goa Gajah”
- French: “Goa Gajah”
- German: “Elefantenhöhle”
- German: “Goa Gajah”
- Indonesian: “Goa Gajah”
- Italian: “Goa Gajah”
- Japanese: “ゴア・ガジャ”
- Japanese: “ゴア・ガジャ寺院”
- Japanese: “象の洞窟”
- Javanese: “Guwa Gajah”
- Kadazan Dusun: “Goa Gajah”
- Malayalam: “ഗോവ ഗജ”
- Panjabi: “ਐਲੀਫੈਂਟਾ ਗੁਫਾਵਾਂ”
- Portuguese: “Goa Gajah”
- Russian: “Гоа Гаджа”
- Spanish: “Cueva del elefante”
- Spanish: “Goa Gajah”
- Swedish: “Goa Gajah”
- Tamil: “ஆனைக் குகை”
- Tatar: “Goa Gacah”
- Thai: “โกอากาจะฮ์”
- Thai: “ถ้ำช้าง”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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