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Kewu Plain

Also known as Prambanan Plain

The Kewu Plain, also called the Prambanan Plain, is a fertile area in Central Java, Indonesia, on the southern slopes of Mount Merapi near Yogyakarta. In the eighth and ninth centuries it was a heartland of the Medang kingdom and the Sailendra dynasty, and it holds a dense group of Hindu and Buddhist temples, including Prambanan, Sewu and Plaosan.

Kewu Plain
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kewu Plain. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kewu-plain
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