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: Archaeological site
- 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 1 km 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 1 km east of Goa Gajah.
Puri Saren Agung Ubud Palace
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The Ubud Palace, officially Puri Saren Agung, is a historical building complex situated in Ubud, Gianyar Regency of Bali, Indonesia. Puri Saren Agung Ubud Palace is situated 3 km northwest 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: tourist attraction, sanctuary, historic site, and tourism
- Location: Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
-8.52354° or 8° 31′ 25″ southLongitude
115.28666° or 115° 17′ 12″ eastOpen location code
6P3QF7GP+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1026007014OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q2037360
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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”
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