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A thousand years ago Yogyakarta at the center of the ancient kingdom of Mataram was a prosperous and civilized high. This empire was built the temple of Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, 300 years before Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Some other relics of the temple of Prambanan, Ratu Boko palace, and dozens of other temples in Yogyakarta scattered. (See items of archaeological interest)

But somehow pulled out of the central government of the Ancient Mataram kingdom in East Java in the 10 th Century. Magnificent temples were abandoned and partially buried by the eruption of Merapi material. Gradually, in the region of Yogyakarta has returned to the dense forest.

Six hundred years later, the Islamic Republic Senopati Panembahan Kingdom of Mataram in the region. Yogyakarta again evidence of human history a great empire, which ruled the island of Java and its surroundings. Islamic Mataram Kingdom, leaving a trail of ruins and royal tombs in Kotagede recently called silver handicraft center in Yogyakarta.

Giyanti agreement in 1755 divided the Islamic Republic of Mataram Kingdom in Surakarta Kasunanan in the city of Solo and Yogyakarta Sultanate, which he founded in the city of Yogyakarta. Kraton (palace) still exists and serves as the residence of the sultan and his family and hundreds of Abdi Dalem (servant of the palace), who volunteered to serve and fulfill the palace tradition in a changing environment. In the palace there are many cultural events such as wayang kulit (Shadow Puppets), gamelan (orchestra of Java), and Javanese dance, etc. (See event calendar)

Yogyakarta is now a place where tradition and modernity go hand in hand dynamics continuously. The town has a castle, hundreds of faithful servants, the tradition has been implemented, but also for Gadjah Mada University is one of the leading universities in Southeast Asia. Some of the residents live in high farming. On the other hand, there are also students with life-style pop. Traditional markets and crafts in the city, where some of them in shopping malls, which are no less bustle of the many.

In the north of Yogyakarta, you can see Mount Merapi is proud, almost as high as 10.000 feet. This mountain is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. Traces of his cancer in 2010 eruption can be seen in the village of Kaliadem, 30 km from the city of Yogyakarta. Mooi own landscape style green rice fields with Mount Merapi in the background is still visible in the area on the outskirts of Yogyakarta. (See the nature and recreation)

In the southern part of Yogyakarta, there are many beaches. The most famous beach with her character Nyi Roro Kidul is legendary Parangtritis (Queen of the South), but Yogyakarta has many beautiful beaches in Gunung Kidul, of course. You can see the beach estuary Sadeng old Bengawan Solo River in front of powerful forces lifted the area south of the island of Java, so that the flow of the river in the north has become today. Also visit Siung Beach with 250 channels of rock climbing, Sundak beach and much more. (See the beaches)

If Malaysia is the highest in the world, the twin towers of Yogyakarta is the Prambanan Temple, 47 meters in height and is made by hand, about 1100 years ago. If modern life in Mexico, Yogyakarta, traditional agricultural society. If Thailand and Bali has beautiful beaches, natural beaches and Yogyakarta Merapi, which has its own story about how the powerful forces of nature.

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