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22-676: The temple compound is located in Groyokan hamlet, Sambirejo village, Kecamatan Prambanan, Sleman Regency , Yogyakarta. The temple's name derived from its location, the Gumuk Ijo hill. The temple compound stood on western slope of the hill, in a quiet region east of Yogyakarta, around 4 kilometers southeast from Ratu Boko archaeological compound. The temple elevation is 410 meters above the sea level. The western hill of Gumuk Ijo overlooks rice paddies, villages and Adisucipto International Airport . The temple compound measures 0.8 hectares, however

44-744: A number of tourist villages including Brayut and others. Due in part to the scenic view at the foot of Mount Merapi, ecotourism has become common in Sleman Regency. One of the most common destinations is Kaliurang , a resort town located in the Pakem District. Sleman Regency includes the Adisucipto International Airport within its boundaries. There are numerous hotels in the regency, ranging from small homestays and inns to multi-star hotels . The higher-end, multi-star hotels are located mainly near

66-412: A short dry season that only covers the months of July, August and September. The Regency averages roughly 2200 mm of precipitation annually. Sleman experiences particularly heavy rainfall from November through April. Temperatures remain relatively constant throughout the course of the year, with average high temperatures at around 30 degrees Celsius and average lows at around 22 degrees Celsius. There

88-400: Is also being developed to take advantage of the numerous temples found in Sleman Regency, as well as Mount Merapi. Due to ashfall from Mount Merapi and easy irrigation, the land in Sleman Regency is very fertile. The soil is thick, with a favourable moisture capacity level. As such, rice yields are considerably high. The area is also well known for its production of salak pondoh , which

110-557: Is also its official plant. There are 29 universities that have campuses in Sleman Regency, including Sanata Dharma University , Atma Jaya University , Islamic University of Indonesia , Yogyakarta State University and Sunan Kalijaga Islamic University . Sleman is the home of the first established state university in Indonesia, the Gadjah Mada University . Hospitals in Sleman Regency include: Sleman Regency

132-655: Is believed to have built Prambanan c. 850 CE. Sleman was incorporated on 8 August 1950 with the passing of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 15 1950 about the Creation of Regencies within the Special Region of Yogyakarta. In 2010, numerous eruptions of Mount Merapi and the cold lahar floods afterwards killed 353 people and caused over Rp. 5.5 trillion ( US$ 610 million) in damages. Sleman Regency

154-436: Is dominated by the suburbs of the city of Yogyakarta , notably the densely-populated districts of Gamping, Mlati and Depok, and is bordered by the remaining three regencies of the Special Region - Kulon Progo , Bantul , and Gunung Kidul , as well as the city of Yogyakarta to the south. Sleman Regency is divided into seventeen administrative districts ( kapanewon ), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at

176-574: Is home to many temples, including Prambanan , Sari , Kalasan , and Ijo. As well as temples, there are ruins of an ancient palace, namely Ratu Boko . These temples and ruins, thought to be remnants of the Buddhist Sailendra dynasty and the Hindu Mataram kingdom , are all open to the public. However, Prambanan is the most popular for tourism, drawing thousands of local and foreign tourists each year. Sleman Regency also has

198-471: Is located in Sleman. Sleman Sleman is a kapanewon (administrative district) and the seat capital of Sleman Regency , Special Region of Yogyakarta , Indonesia. It is on the road between Yogyakarta and Magelang . Sleman consists of five villages, namely Caturharjo, Pandowoharjo, Tridadi, Triharjo, and Trimulyo. It was also a stopping place on the railway that followed the same route, but

220-479: Is located in the north of Yogyakarta Special Region, between the city of Yogyakarta to the south, and the Magelang Regency and Klaten Regency (of Central Java Province) to the northwest and northeast respectively. The northern part is roughly triangular, sloping downhill from Mount Merapi at the northern apex, and is bordered by Central Java Province to the west, north and east. The southern part

242-412: Is slight variation within Sleman Regency. The northern areas, near Mount Merapi, are much cooler due to the higher altitude. The southern area has nearly the same climate as Yogyakarta, due to their proximity. Sleman Regency is heavily agrarian. However, due to the expansion of Yogyakarta there are some areas that have been substantially urbanized, with malls, hotels, and supermarkets being built. Tourism

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264-507: The Yogyakarta Special Administrative Region , Indonesia , and has an area of 574.82 square kilometres (221.94 sq mi), with a population of 1,093,110 at the 2010 Census and 1,125,804 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,157,292 - comprising 573,760 males and 583,540 females. Its capital is the town of Sleman . The current regent is Kustini Sri Purnomo. During

286-406: The 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all classed as kalurahan ) in each district, and its post code. Sleman Regency features a tropical monsoon climate , with a lengthy wet season generally running from October until June and

308-679: The 8th century, the Buddhist Sailendra dynasty controlled Sleman, building numerous temples such as Kalasan . The palace itself was at Ratu Boko . After the fall of the Sailendra dynasty, the Mataram Kingdom ruled over Sleman, taking control of Ratu Boko palace and eventually commingling with the remnants of the Sailendra dynasty. The Sanjaya dynasty, which replaced the Mataram kingdom, later ruled over Sleman and

330-411: The edge of the roof there are antefixes with floral frames, inside the antefix there are images of Hindu gods bust with hand position holding flowers. Ijo Temple Live webcam worldviewstream.com Sleman Regency Sleman Regency ( Indonesian pronunciation: [səˈleman] ; ) is an Indonesian regency ( Indonesian : Kabupaten ) on the island of Java . It is located in the north of

352-400: The gate. These kala-makara pattern is commonly found in temples of ancient Java. Inside the makara's mouth there are small parrots carved. Inside the main chamber there is a large linga and yoni adorned with naga serpent. The union of phallic linga and yoni symbolize the cosmic sacred union between Shiva and Parvati as his shakti . There are three niches on each sides of inner wall in

374-458: The higher ground on the hill. The temple compound consists of several terraces. On the western part some temple ruins were discovered, most of them are being excavated. It was estimated that more than 10 Perwara or lesser temples ruins are still buried in this terraces. The main temple compound located on the uppermost terrace, consists of a large main temple facing west and three perwara temples on front of it facing east. The three perwara temples

396-481: The north, east, and southern walls there are three niches on each side also adorned in kala-makara style. The center niche are slightly higher than other two flanking niches. These niches are now empty, probably these niches once contains Hindu murti (statues). A flight of stairs flanked with two makaras were designed to reach the main door that is 1.2 meters above the ground. On top of the door there are carving of Kala 's head connected to makaras body on each side of

418-401: The original temple compound is estimated to be far larger. On the hill foot and slopes on western sides there are some archaeological artifacts and temple ruins which suggest the larger compound may exists from the foot ascending to the main temple. The temple compound is estimated to span west to east according to hill's topography; from the foot hill in the west ascending to the main temple on

440-409: The road between Yogyakarta and Surakarta, with homestays and inns scattered throughout the regency. Sleman is home to several museums including: After the 2010 eruptions of Mount Merapi, the areas affected have become disaster tourist attractions. Tourists come from around Indonesia to see the disaster area, either for leisure, to pay their respects, or reflection. Luxury hotel Royal Ambarrukmo

462-411: The room, each niches flanked with a pair of devata , Hindu lesser gods and goddesses flying toward the niches. The roof of main temple is arranged in three ascending terraces decreased in size to the top forming stepped pyramid. On each sides there are 3 ratnas on each step, a larger ratna crowning the roof. On the margin between temple body and the roof adorned with floral patterns and gana (dwarf). On

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484-536: Was meant to honor Trimurti , the three highest gods in Hinduism: Brahma , Vishnu and Shiva . All of these three temples having cella or room and there are windows perforated in the rhombus shape. The roof is arranged in three stages adorned with rows of ratnas. The main temple has square ground plan. The entrance into the garbhagriha (main room) is located on west side, flanked with two false window, or niches adorned with kala - makara decoration. On

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