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Amuntai

Amuntai is a town in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, the capital of Hulu Sungai Utara Regency, near the meeting of the Tabalong and Balangan rivers. According to the Hikayat Banjar it was the seat of the early Hindu-Buddhist kingdom of Negara Dipa, and the ruins of the Candi Agung temple lie there. It stands in the swampy basin of the Barito river system.

Amuntai
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Negara Dipa

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