23 May 2019 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage
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Java is bordered by the
Indian Ocean on the south and the
Java Sea on the north. With a population of over 141 million (Java only) or 145 million (including the inhabitants of its surrounding islands), Java is the home to 56.7 percent of the
Indonesian population and is the world’s
most populous island. The
Indonesian capital city,
Jakarta, is located on its
northwestern coast. Much of Indonesian history took place on Java. It was the center of powerful Hindu-Buddhist empires, the Islamic sultanates, and the core of the colonial
Dutch East Indies. Java was also the center of the
Indonesian struggle for independence during the 1930s and 1940s. Java dominates
Indonesia politically, economically and culturally. Four of Indonesia’s eight UNESCO world heritage sites are located in Java:
Ujung Kulon National Park,
Borobudur Temple,
Prambanan Temple, and
Sangiran Early Man Site.
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