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Introducing The Special Region of Yogyakarta |
Yogyakarta
lies at the epicenter of a fertile crescent of rice
lands that is overshadowed to the north by Mount
Merapi, the still-active volcano and sacred mountain,
and bordered to the south by the Indian Ocean. The
graceful old City of Yogyakarta or "Yogya" (or affectinately
known as Jogja) is, with Solo, one of the only two
traditional Court centers remaining in Java's heartland.
Yogyakarta is a city of great artistic and cultural
diversity. Proud of its long Javanese Cultural heritage,
Yogya over the years has attracted large numbers
of painters, dancers and writers to settle here.
Yogyakarta is simultaneously a traditional javanese
city and a stronghold of youthful and innovative
thinking thanks to the thousands of students attending
the many universities located here. Everything from
the ancient to the modern is accepted easily and
naturally, and is quickly assimilated Into the rich
and complex fabric of Yogya's heterogeneous heritage.
Due to its important role in the fight for Independence.
Yogyakarta Special Region (DlY-Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta)
was conferred with provincial status and it is today
one of Indonesia's 33 provinces.
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Kraton
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Prambanan Temples
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Ramayana dancers
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