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Gunung Timur Temple

Gunung Timur Temple is a Chinese temple which is the largest in the city of , Indonesia and possibly also on the island of Sumatra. This temple was built in the 1962 and dedicated to Dongyue Dadi.
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Photo: Pratyeka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Religious organization
  • Description: temple in Medan, Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Vihara Gunung Timur” and “VIhara Gunung Timur”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rahmat International Wildlife Museum & Gallery and Hirohara Shrine.

Museum
Photo: Pratyeka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rahmat International Wildlife Museum & Gallery is a natural history museum in , . The museum displays collections of various wildlife from the smallest to the largest according to the habitat. is situated 180 metres northwest of Gunung Timur Temple.

Historic building
Hirohara Jinja is a former Shinto shrine located in , . The shrine was built in 1944 by the 2nd Guards Division of the former Imperial Japanese Army. is situated 420 metres northeast of Gunung Timur Temple.

Hindu temple
Photo: Pratyeka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is 's oldest Hindu Temple. This temple was built in 1884 for the worship of Goddess Mariamman. The temple is situated in the area known as or Medan's Little India. is situated 740 metres north of Gunung Timur Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medan and Kampung Madras.

Photo: Merbabu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a very large city on the north coast of the island of in Indonesia, and the capital and largest city of province. isn't a tourist destination, but it's a convenient stepping stone to other places like the 'weekend getaway' , the island of , Malaysia, and the popular, beautiful crater lake, .

Neighborhood
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, formerly known as Kampung Keling, is the Little India of , , and one of the city's significant ethnic enclaves. encompasses an area of approximately 10 hectares, and hosts a large Indian.

Suburb
Photo: Hayabusa future, Public domain.
is a district in West Medan, , . This region is filled with historic buildings along Jalan Ahmad Yani, the oldest street in , the majority of 's residents are ethnic Chinese and Deli Malays.

Gunung Timur Temple

Latitude
3.57776° or 3° 34′ 40″ north
Longitude
98.66847° or 98° 40′ 7″ east
Open location code
6MMWHMH9+49
Open­Street­Map ID
way 324882574
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Wiki­data ID
Q14933726
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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Malay—“Gunung Timur Temple” goes by many names.
  • Indonesian: “Vihara Gunung Timur”
  • Malay: “Kuil Gunung Timur”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gunung Timur Temple”. Photo: Pratyeka, CC BY-SA 3.0.