Monday, May 16, 2011

DIENG



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Dieng is a plateau in Central Java, who entered the district of Banjarnegara and Wonosobo regency. It lies to the west of Mount Sindoro complex and Sumbing. 

Dieng is an active volcanic area and it can be said is a giant volcano. Crater craters are often found there. The average altitude is about 2,000 m. above sea level. Dieng cool temperatures in winter approached, ranging from 15-20 ° C in the daytime and 10 ° C at night. In the dry season (July and August), air temperature can sometimes reach 0 ° C in the morning and bring frost by the locals who called the poison bun ("dew poison") because it causes damage to agricultural crops. 
The administration, including Dieng Dieng Kulon village, Subdistrict Batur, and Dieng Wetan Banjarnegara District, District Kejajar, Wonosobo regency. Until the 1990s this area was not reached by electricity and is one of the most remote regions in Central Java.


Etymology

Dieng name comes from the combination of two words Kawi language: "in" which means "place" or "mountain" and "Hyang" which means (God). Thus, Dieng mean mountain areas where the gods and goddesses residing. The name comes from the Sundanese Dieng as predicted in pre-Medang around the year 600 AD the area was under the influence of the Kingdom Galuh politics. 



Geology

Dieng Plateau is a plateau with volcanic activity below the surface, such as Yellowstone or the Tengger Highlands. Indeed he is a caldera in the surrounding mountains as the edges. There are many craters as the discharge gas, water vapor and various other volcanic material. The situation is very dangerous for the people who inhabit the region, as evidenced by the catastrophic gas explosion crater Sinila 1979. Not only poison gas, but also to possible earthquakes, mud eruptions, landslides and floods.
Apart from the crater, there are also volcanic lakes that contain water mixed with sulfur and thus have distinctive yellow-green color.
In biology, volcanic activity at Dieng interesting because it is found in hot waters near the crater of some species of thermophilic bacteria ("like it hot") that can be used to expose early life on Earth.

Craters
Here are the craters on DIENG:
Candradimuka
Sibanteng
Siglagah
Sikendang, potentially toxic gas
Sikidang
Sileri
Sinila, potentially toxic gas
Weigh, potentially toxic gas


Sibanteng Crater

Sibanteng located in the village of Dieng Kulon. This crater had erupted freatik two in January 2009 (15 / 1) [1], causing Dieng tourist areas to be closed several days to anticipate the occurrence of gas poisoning disaster. The eruption of the mud came up to 2km, Perhutani property damage in the surrounding forests, and causing landslides that block the White Kali, son Serayu River.
Previously Sibanteng Crater erupted in July 2003.

 Sikidang Crater

The crater is a crater in the DTD Sikidang the most popular visited by tourists because most easily achieved. This crater is famous for the gas discharge holes are always moving in a broad region. Because of frequent moves like a deer, then orang2 around the crater called Sikidang (fawn).


 Sileri Crater

Sileri is the most active crater and has erupted several times (note that there are 1944, 1964, 1984, and July 2003). At last freatik activity (26 September 2009) appeared three new craters valve accompanied by jets of material as high as 200 meters. [2]


 Sinila Crater

Sinila located in the village of Dieng Wetan. Sinila crater had erupted on the morning of 1979, [3] precisely February 20, 1979. The quake caused a resident ran out of the house, but then trapped gas out of the crater eruption triggered Sinila Weigh result. [4] A number of residents (149 people) and livestock killed off the carbon dioxide gas poisoning and spread to residential areas.

Peaks:
Prahu Mountain (2565 m)
Pakuwaja Mountain (2395 m)
Sikunir Mountain (2263 m), tourist attractions, close Sembungan
Lake volcanic
Lake Colour, with attractions nearby places persemadian
Cebon Lake, near the tourist village Sembungan
Telaga Merdada
Telaga Pengilon
Telaga dringo
Telaga Nila


Tourist Object


Several cultural and natural heritage has been used as a tourist attraction and is managed jointly by the two districts, namely Banjarnegara and Wonosobo. Here are some attractions in Dieng:

Lake: Telaga Warna, a lake that often creating shades of red, green, blue, white, and violet, Pengilon Lake, Lake Merdada.
Crater: Sikidang, Sileri, Sinila (explode and release toxic gas in 1979 with 149 victims of the soul),  Candradimuka Crater
Complex of Hindu temples built in the 7th century, among others: Temple Gatotkaca, Candi Bima, Arjuna temple, Candi Semar, Sembadra Temple, Temple Heroine, Temple Setyaki, Gangsiran Aswatama, and Temple Dwarawati.
Caves: Cave Semar, Jaran Cave, Cave Wells. Located between Lake and Lake Pengilon color, often used as a place of spiritual though.
Jalatunda wells.
Dieng Volcanic Theater, theater to see movies about kegunungapian in Dieng.
Dieng Kailasa museum, store artifacts and provide information about the nature (geology, flora and fauna), the people Dieng (daily life, agriculture, beliefs, arts) and the archaeological heritage of Dieng. Having a theater to see the movie (currently about archaeological Dieng), an open stage on the roof of the museum, and restaurants.
Serayu River springs, often referred to as the Tuk Biomolukar (Tuk = spring). 















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