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Caves were used for refuge throughout history in the region. Up the southern slope of the Masada cliff, the almost inaccessible Yoram Cave, whose only opening is located some 4 metres (13 ft) above an exposed access path and 100 metres (330 ft) below the plateau, has been found to contain 6,000-year-old barley seeds.
The town of Leles is around 40 kilometers southeast of Bandung on the way to Garut. The temple is located several kilometers east of the Leles-Garut main road. The temple occupies a 16.5 hectares island called Kampung Pulo ("island village") surrounded by a small lake (Sundanese: situ) called Situ Cangkuang. Near the temple there is a ...
Garut Regency is a Regency in the West Java province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 3,065.19 km 2 (1,186.91 mi 2 ). Geographically, it lies between 6°57 ′ 34″ – 7°44 ′ 57″ South latitude and 107°24 ′ 34″ – 108°7 ′ 34″ East longitude.
Garut was of importance even before World War II, being a hill station for the Dutch elite of the region. [3] The Danish writer Johannes V. Jensen accounted his visit to Garut in the short story Paa Java from 1915. [4] The legendary film star Charlie Chaplin is said to have visited Garut twice. He is reported to have visited in 1927 and 1935 ...
On 25 October 2013, the People's Representative Council (DPR) began reviewing draft laws on the establishment of 57 prospective new regencies (and eight new provinces), [14] including a further three regencies in West Java – South Garut (Garut Selatan), North Sukabumi (Sukabumi Utara) and West Bogor (Bogor Barat) – but no action has ...
Mount Papandayan is a complex stratovolcano, located in Garut Regency, to the southeast of the city of Bandung in West Java, Indonesia. It is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the southwest of the town of Garut. At the summit, there are four large craters which contain active fumarole fields. An eruption in 1772 caused the northeast flank to ...
Pameungpeuk is the center of the main route of Jalan Raya Pameungpeuk - Garut City, which is the Regency road route that connects the northern part of Garut to the southern part of Garut. The distance from the Capital of Garut Regency to Pameungpeuk District is 84 km which can be covered in 3-4 hours of land travel.
Garut Station (GRT) [1] is a class II railway station located in Pakuwon, Garut Kota, Garut Regency, West Java, Indonesia. The station, which is located at an altitude of +717 meters, is operated by Operation Area II Bandung of Kereta Api Indonesia. The station used to be the main station in Garut Regency, serving passengers and goods.