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Indonesia UNESCO world heritage sites

Bali province [capital = Denpasar]

Pakerisan watershed in Tampaksiring, Gianyar at Banjar Penaka
The Pakerisan watershed boasts many majestic archaeological sites, including Gunung Kawi, the royal tombs of ancient Balinese kings. The tombs are beautifully carved into a soft stonewall. There are hectares of rice fields under the management of three subak downstream of the watershed.

Lake Batur in Kintamani at Jl. Trunyan, Batudinding
Lake Batur offers beautiful landscape with volcanic eruption rocks. This amazing lake is the largest lake in Bali and shaped like the crescent moon. Visitors also can enjoy the beautiful geodiversity from Batur Volcano such as hardened blocky lavas, lava flows, lava stream, tumuli and other geological beauty. The Lake is flanked by two great mount, Mount Batur and Mount Abang, and located in the circle of Batur Caldera.

Supreme Water Temple Pura Ulun Danu Batur in Kintamani, Kabupaten Bangli at Jl. Kintamani, Batur Selatan, Kintamani, Batur Sel.
As one of the Pura Kahyangan Jagat, Pura Ulun Danu Batur is one of the most important temples in Bali which acted as the maintainer of harmony and stability of the entire island.

Catur Angga Batukaru in Jatiluwih at Penebel
From the vantage point at Jatiluwih, enjoy views of the beautiful Bali valley, rice terraces and traditional houses built in the middle of the rice paddy. This destination provides magnificent views of the unfolding rice paddy in the area of west Bali.

Taman Ayun Temple in Mengwi at Jl. Ayodya No.10
Part of a network of directional temples that protect Bali from evil spirits, Pura Taman Ayun was built as a series of garden terraces with courtyards on different levels. The entire complex was designed to symbolise the mythological home of the gods, Mount Meru, floating in the sea of eternity.

Banten province [capital = Serang]

Ujung Kulon National Park in Sumur at @
In addition to its natural beauty and geological interest, particularly for the study of inland volcanoes, it contains the largest remaining area of lowland rainforests in the Java plain.

Central Java province [capital = Semarang]

Borobudur Temple in Borobudur, Magelang at Jl. Badrawati, Kw. Candi Borobudur
The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs, covering a total surface area of 2,500 m2. Around the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a statue of the Buddha.

Prambanan Temple in Prambanan at Kranggan, Bokoharjo
Rising above the centre of the last of these concentric squares are three temples decorated with reliefs illustrating the epic of the Ramayana, dedicated to the three great Hindu divinities (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma) and three temples dedicated to the animals who serve them.

Sangiran Early Man Site in Kalijambe at Kebayanan 1, Bukuran
Excavations here from 1936 to 1941 led to the discovery of the first hominid fossil at this site. Later, 50 fossils of Meganthropus palaeo and Pithecanthropus erectus/Homo erectus were found, half of all the world's known hominid fossils.

East Nusa Tenggara province [capital = Kupang]

Komodo National Park in Labuhanbajo @
These volcanic islands are inhabited by a population of around 5,700 giant lizards, whose appearance and aggressive behaviour have led to them being called 'Komodo dragons'. They exist nowhere else in the world and are of great interest to scientists studying the theory of evolution. The rugged hillsides of dry savannah and pockets of thorny green vegetation contrast starkly with the brilliant white sandy beaches and the blue waters surging over coral.

Lampung province [capital = Bandar Lampung]

Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park in Bengkunat @
The park is home to many endangered and threatened species, including: Sumatran elephant (about 500 animals, or 25% of the total remaining population of this subspecies live in the park), Sumatran striped rabbit (most recent records of this poorly known species have been from the park), Sumatran rhinoceros (an estimated 17-24 Sumatran rhinos live in the park; approximately the same number live in Gunung Leuser National Park, along with approximately 30-35 in Way Kambas National Park, comprising a total population of fewer than 100 animals, Sumatran tiger (approximately 40 adult tigers or 10% of the remaining Sumatran tigers live in the park).

North Sumatra province [capital = Medan]

Gunung Leuser National Park in Bukit Lawang, Bohorok @
Covering up to 7927 km2 and straddling the border of North Sumatra and Aceh provinces it is one of the last places on earth, where you can see the critically endangered orangutans in the wild. This region is also a host of other wildlife. Elephants, rhinos, tigers, leopard cats, siamangs, Thomas leaf monkeys, macaques, gibbons are just a handful of the thousands of species found in this unique eco-system.

Papua province [capital = Jayapura]

Lorentz National Park in Wamena @
It is the only protected area in the world to incorporate a continuous, intact transect from snowcap to tropical marine environment, including extensive lowland wetlands. Located at the meeting-point of two colliding continental plates, the area has a complex geology with ongoing mountain formation as well as major sculpting by glaciation. The area also contains fossil sites which provide evidence of the evolution of life on New Guinea, a high level of endemism and the highest level of biodiversity in the region.

West Sumatra province [capital = Padang]

Coal Storage in Padang at Jalan Tj. Priuk No.36, Rawang, Kec. Padang Sel.
Built to exploit the exceedingly rich Ombilin coal deposits, located in the inaccessible mountains of West Sumatra, the Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto is an extensive technological ensemble consisting of twelve components located in three functionally-related areas: Area A, consisting of open pit mines and labyrinthine underground mining tunnels together with on-site coal processing facilities, supported by a full-facility purpose-built mining town nearby at Sawahlunto; Area B, an ingeniously engineered rack mountain railway together with numerous rail bridges and tunnels, linking the mines to the coastal seaport, across 155 kilometres of rugged mountain terrain; and Area C, a dredged harbour and newly-constructed seaport at Emmahaven on Sumatra's Indian Ocean coast from where the coal was shipped throughout the Netherlands East Indies and to Europe.

Kayu Tanam Train Station in Kabupaten Padang Pariaman at Jalan Raya Padang - Bukittinggi No.76, Lubuk Alung
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Tinggi Bridge in Padang Panjang Bar at Jalan Raya Padang - Bukittinggi
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Padang Pandjang Train Station in Padang Panjang Bar at Jalan Prof. M. Yamin No.129, Ps. Usang
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Batu Tabal Train Station in Tanah Datar Regency at Batu Taba, South Batipuh
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Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage in Sawahlunto see detail
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Railway System in Solok at Jalan Lintas Sumatera, IX Koto Sungai Lasi
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Kerinci Seblat National Park in Koto Tangah, Padang City at Lubuk Minturun
The park area includes a large part of the Barisan mountain range, which form the western spine of Sumatra island and includes the highest peak in Sumatra, Mount Kerinci (3,805 m), one of more than five active volcanoes in the national park. This mainly montane park includes hot springs, rivers with rapids, caves, scenic waterfalls, and the highest caldera lake in Southeast Asia - Lake Gunung Tujuh, while the Great Sumatran fault runs through the national park making the area of great interest to geologists.

Yogyakarta Special Region [capital = Yogyakarta]

The Cosmological Axis in Yogyakarta at Plengkung Gading + Taman Sari + Gedhong Patehan Keraton + Bangsal Witono + Pagelaran Kraton + Gedhe Kauman Mosque + Masjid Sulthoni Kepatihan
The six kilometre north-south axis is positioned to link Mount Merapi and the Indian Ocean, with the Kraton (palace) at its centre, and key cultural monuments lining the axis to the north and south that are connected through rituals. It embodies key beliefs about the cosmos in Javanese culture, including the marking of the cycles of life.