Located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of the city of Yogyakarta, Borobudur is situated on a hill on a plain surrounded by mountains two pairs of twins; Mount Sundoro-cleft in the northwest and Merbabu-Merapi in the north, in the north there is a hill Tidar, closer to the south there is a range of hills Menoreh, as well as the temple is located near the confluence of two rivers, namely the Progo and the Elo river in the east. According to Javanese legend, the area known as the plains of Kedu is a place that is sacred in the belief of Java and hailed as the 'Garden of Java' because of its natural beauty and fertility of the soil.
Terletak sekitar 40 kilometer (25 mil) barat laut dari Kota Yogyakarta, Borobudur terletak di atas bukit pada dataran yang dikeliling dua pasang gunung kembar; Gunung Sundoro-Sumbing di sebelah barat laut dan Merbabu-Merapi di sebelah timur laut, di sebelah utaranya terdapat bukit Tidar, lebih dekat di sebelah selatan terdapat jajaran perbukitan Menoreh, serta candi ini terletak dekat pertemuan dua sungai yaitu Sungai Progo dan Sungai Elo di sebelah timur. Menurut legenda Jawa, daerah yang dikenal sebagai dataran Kedu adalah tempat yang dianggap suci dalam kepercayaan Jawa dan disanjung sebagai 'Taman pulau Jawa' karena keindahan alam dan kesuburan tanahnya.
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