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Yogyakarta Cosmological Axis

Also known as The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Yogyakarta Cosmological Axis is in Yogyakarta. The nearest other World Heritage site is Prambanan Temple Compounds, about 15 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Yogyakarta · about 637,000 peopleabout 3 km north-east
  • Magelang · about 111,000 peopleabout 40 km north-west
  • Salatiga · about 176,000 peopleabout 55 km north
  • Surakarta · about 555,000 peopleabout 60 km north-east
  • Semarang · about 1,396,000 peopleabout 95 km north
  • Madiun · about 186,000 peopleabout 130 km east
Yogyakarta Cosmological AxisYogyakartaPrambanan Temple Compounds10 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Yogyakarta Cosmological Axis and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesPrambanan Temple Compounds1Borobudur Temple Compounds2Sangiran Early Man Site3Pegulingan Temple4Ujung Kulon National Park5Yogyakarta Cosmological Axis
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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