In Central
Java Indonesia, there is Dieng Plateau known as the World's Second Plateau
After Nepal on 2093 meters high above sea level or reach a height of 6000 feet.
Dieng plateau situated in the Banjarnegara and Wonosobo district that is
located in the west of the complex and the Mount Sindoro Sumbing, where the
administration of the government, the Dieng Plateau Region as a part of
Wonosobo district, the village of Dieng Kulon, Batur subdistrict, district
Kejajar, District Banjarnegara and Dieng Wetan.
Same like
The Yellowstone in the USA or Tengger Plateau in East Java Indonesia, Dieng
Plateau is plain with volcanic activity below the surface that can be said is a
giant volcano. There is a caldera with the mountains surrounding the edges and
there are many craters as a discharge of gas, water vapor and various other
volcanic material. The average altitude is about 2,000 meters above sea level.
The temperatures at Dieng Plateau is ranging from 15 to 20 ° C during the day
and 10 ° C at night.
Based on
Kailasa Museum and The Dieng Plateau Theatre, there is an explanation of the
origin of the word Dieng which is Dieng comes from the combination of two words
Sundanese Kuna: Di which means a place or mountain and Hyang it means God.
Thus, Dieng means mountainous where the Gods and Goddesses residing. Dieng name
comes from Sundanese language as estimated in the pre-Medang and Galuh kingdom
era.