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Mount Batur is an active volcano in the district of Kintamani, Bangli, Bali, Indonesia.

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Caldera
Eruption
Tourist attraction
Image Gallery
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Located in the northwest of Mount Agung, has a caldera measuring 13.8 x 10 km and is
one of the largest in the world (van Bemmelen, 1949). Caldera bund height ranges from
1267 m - 2152 m (peak G. Abang). In the first caldera formed caldera II circular with a
diameter of approximately 7 km. Basic caldera II lies between 120-300 m lower than the
steps Kintamani (basic Caldera I). Inside the caldera are crescent-shaped lake that
occupies the southeastern part of the length of about 7.5 km, a maximum width of 2.5
km, the circumference of about 22 km and a width of about 16 km2 which is called Lake
Batur.Mount Batur caldera estimated formed by two major eruption, 29 300 and 20 150
years ago [1].

Mount Batur is composed of three volcanic cones with each crater, Batur I, II Batur and
Batur III.

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Lava from the eruption of Mount Batur (1926?) Nearly hoard briefly temple in the temple
complex.
Mount Batur has repeatedly erupted. Eruption of Mount Batur activity in recorded history
began in 1804 and the last eruption occurred in 2000. From 1804 to 2005, Mount Batur
has erupted 26 times [2] and the most devastating occurred on 2 August and ending 21
September 1926. The eruption Mount Batur it makes the flow of hot lava pile up the
village of Batur and Ulun Danu Batur.

Batur village new, rebuilt on the edge of the caldera south of Kintamani. Ulun Danu
rebuilt, is still known as the most beautiful temple in Bali. This temple is dedicated to
honor the "Goddess Danu" the goddess of water authorities, as well as the temple
located in Lake Bratan is also dedicated to the worship of the "Goddess Danu".

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Mount Batur region known as the mainstay attractions Bangli regency. It is said that
according to a story in Lontar Susana Bali, Mount Batur is the peak of Mount Mahameru
who moved Batara Pasupati untuik used sthana Betari Danuh (palace Goddess
Danu). At any given time, all Hindus from different regions Batur in Bali came to deliver
to Suwinih to repel pests disaster that befell their fields. By delivering this suminih the
Batur mountain region into a fertile area.

Area which can be highlighted as a tourist attraction is the crater, caldera and
lake. There is a flow of water in a soil that drains the water of Lake Batur, which came
into spring in some places in Bali and is considered the "Holy Tirta"

Cultural tourism located in the area of Mount Batur is Trunyan. Although the entire
population is Hindu Trunyan like most people of Bali, they stated that the Hindu Trunyan
an original Hindu Majapahit kingdom heritage. In the north Trunyan there Kuban, a
village where the tomb, but the body was not buried or burned, but put under the tree
after the death of an elaborate ceremony. Pemakamanan place is filled with the bones,
and we may find a corpse that was still new.
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