Dieng - Indonesia

Dieng Plateau is an active volcanic area in Central Java, which belongs to Banjarnegara and Wonosobo regencies. Located in the west of the complex of Mount Sindoro and Mount Sumbing.

Dieng has average altitude is about 2,000 m above sea level. Temperatures range from 12-20 ° C in the daytime and 6-10 ° C at night. In the dry season (July and August), temperatures can reach 0 ° C in the morning and create a frost that locals call bun upas ("poison") for causing damage to agricultural crops.

Administratively, Dieng is the area of ​​Dieng Kulon Village, Batur District, Kabupaten Banjarnegara and Dieng ("Dieng Wetan"), Kejajar District, Wonosobo District. This region is one of the most remote areas of Central Java.

Etymology

The name Dieng comes from a combination of two Kawi words: "in" meaning "place" or "mountain" and "Hyang" meaningful (Gods). Thus, Dieng means mountainous area where the gods and goddesses reside. Another theory states, the name Dieng derived from the Sundanese language ("in hyang") as it was estimated in the pre-Medang era (around the 7th century AD) the area was in the political influence of Galuh Kingdom.

Geology

Dieng Plateau (DTD) is a plain with volcanic activity beneath its surface, such as Yellowstone or Tengger Highlands. Indeed he is the caldera with the surrounding mountains as its edge. There are many craters as a place of exit gas, water vapor and various other volcanic materials. This situation is very dangerous for residents who inhabit the area, as evidenced by the calamity gas eruption crater 1979. Not only toxic gases, but also possible earthquakes, mud eruptions, landslides, and floods.

In addition to the crater, there are also volcanic lakes that contain water mixed with sulfur so have a typical greenish yellow color.

Biologically, the volcanic activity in Dieng is interesting because it is found in hot water near the crater of several species of thermophilic bacteria ("hot") that can be used to reveal the early life on earth.

Craters

The active crater at Dieng is a crater for volcanic activity under the highlands. Activity monitoring was conducted by PVMBG through Dieng Observation Post in Karangtengah Subdistrict. Here are the monitored active craters:

Candradimuka

Sibanteng

Siglagah

Sikendang, potentially poisonous gas

Sikidang

Sileri

Sinila, potentially poisonous gas

Weigh, potentially poisonous gas

Sibanteng Crater

Sibanteng is located in Dieng Kulon Village. This crater had erupted phreatic in January 2009 (15/1), causing Dieng tourist area must be closed a few days to anticipate the occurrence of gas poisoning disaster. The eruption of the mud is heard up to 2 km, destroying the forest owned by Perhutani in the vicinity, and causing landslides that stem the Kali Putih, the Sungai Serayu.

Sibanteng Crater once erupted in July 2003.

Sikidang Crater

Sikidang is a crater in the most popular DTD visited by tourists because it is most easily achieved. This crater is famous for its gas exit hole is always moving in a large area. It is from this character that the name comes from the locals looking at it like a deer (kidang in Javanese).

Siler Creater

Sileri is the most active crater and has erupted several times (based on notes: 1944, 1964, 1984, July 2003, and September 2009). At the phreatic activity (September 26, 2009) appeared three new crater slits accompanied by a beam of material as high as 200 meters.

On Sunday, April 30, 2017 there was a phreatic eruption in Crater Sileri that spewed mud and catapulted the gravel, causing 12 tourists to suffer minor injuries because the distance is too close (20 meters from the crater lip) and due to not follow the recommendation not to approach the crater lip below 100 meters.

Sinila Crater

Sinila is located between Batur Village, Sumberejo Village, and Pekasiran Village, Batur District. Sinila crater once erupted in the morning of 1979, precisely February 20, 1979. The earthquake caused people to run out of the house, but they were trapped poison gas that came out of the crater Weigh caused by Sinila eruption. A number of residents (149 souls) and livestock were killed poisoned carbon dioxide gases released and spread to residential areas.

Weigh Crater

Weigh is a crater located near Sinila and moderate activity. Although less active, this crater is a highly concentrated source of CO2 gas that killed hundreds of victims in 1979. This last crater recorded an increase in activity in May 2011 by spraying white smoke as high as 20 meters, removing CO2 in concentrations exceeding the safe threshold (1,000 ppm, the normal concentration in air approaches 400 ppm) and gives rise to volcanic earthquakes [6]. On May 31, 2011 morning, this crater again releases CO2 gas up to 1% v / v (100,000 ppm) accompanied by tremor earthquake. As a result all activities within a radius of 1 km is prohibited and residents of Dusun Simbar and Dusun Serang are evacuated.

Peaks

Mount Sumbing (3,387 m)

Mount Sindoro (3,150 m)

Mount Prahu (2,565 m)

Mount Pakuwaja (2,595 m)

Gunung Sikunir (2,463 m), tourist attractions, near Sembungan

Volcanic lake

Dringo Lake in 1937

Telaga Warna, a tourist attraction with a place of nearby persemadian

Telaga Cebong, near the tourist village of Sembungan

Telaga Merdada

Lake Pengilon

Dringo Lake

Telaga Tilapia

tourist attraction

Some cultural and natural relics have been made as a tourist attraction and managed jointly by two districts, namely Banjarnegara and Wonosobo. Here are some attractions in Dieng.

Lake: Lake Color, a lake that often raises the shades of red, green, blue, white, and mauve, Lake Pengilon, which is located adjacent to exactly Telaga Warna, unique water color in the lake is clear as not mixed with sulfur. Another uniqueness is that which limits the Telaga Warna with Pengilon Lake is only a grass that forms like a small swamp. Telaga Merdada, is the largest among the lakes in the Dieng Plateau. The water that has never subsided to be used as irrigation for agricultural fields. Even this lake is also used by anglers to channel hobbies or also tourists who simply go around with small boats rented by local residents.

Crater: Sikidang, Sileri, Sinila (erupted and released poison gas in 1979 with 149 victims), Candradimuka Crater.

Complex of Hindu temples built in the 7th century AD, among others: Gatotkaca Temple, Bima Temple, Arjuna Temple, Semar Temple, Sembadra Temple, Srikandi Temple, Setyaki Temple, Gangsiran Aswatama, Nakula-Sadewa Temple, Parikesit Temple, and Candi Dwarawati.

Cave: Semar Cave, Jaran Cave, Gua Sumur. Located between Telaga Warna and Pengilon Lake, often used as a spiritual venue.

wells of jalasda

Dieng Volcanic Theater, theater to see a movie about kegunungapian in Dieng.

Museum of Dieng Kailasa, store artifacts and provide information about nature (geology, flora-fauna), Dieng community (daily, agriculture, trust, art) and archaeological heritage from Dieng. It has a movie theater (currently about Dieng archeology), an open stage on the roof of the museum, as well as a restaurant.

Serayu River spring, often called Tuk Bima Lukar (Tuk = springs).

source: wikipedia