MOUNT OF TANGKUBAN PERAHU, West Java Tourism-Indonesia

Tangkuban Parahu or Mount Tangkuban Perahu is one of the mountains located in West Java Province ,Indonesia . Approximately 20 km to the north of Bandung City, with lush pine trees and expanse of tea gardens in the vicinity, Mount Tangkuban Perahu has a height of 2,084 meters . 


The shape of this mountain is the Stratovulcanowith an eruption center that moves from east to west. The type of rock that is released through the eruption is mostly lava and sulfur , the mineral released is sulfur , a mineral that is released when the inactive volcano is sulfur vapor. The area of Gunung Tangkuban Perahu is managed by Perum Perhutanan. Its daily average temperature is 17 o C at noon and 2 ° C at night.
Mount Tangkuban Perahu has a forest area of Dipterocarp Hill , Upper Dipterocarp Forest , Montane forest , and Ericaceous Forest or mountain forest.



Local folklore 

 Legend of Sangkuriang
The origin of Mount Tangkuban Perahu is associated with the legend of Sangkuriang , who is told to fall in love with his mother, Dayang Sumbi / Rarasati. To thwart the intention of his son to marry her, Dayang Sumbi proposed that Sangkuriang make a lake and a boat overnight. When his effort failed, Sangkuriang angered and kicked the boat so it landed in a reversed state. This boat that later formed Mount Tangkuban Parahu.
Mount Tangkuban Parahu includes active volcanoes whose status is constantly monitored by the Directorate of Volcanology of Indonesia . Some craters still show signs of the liveliness of this mountain. Among the signs of volcanic activity is the emergence of sulfur gas and hot springs at the foot of the mountain, among them is in Ciater , Subang . Mount Tangkuban Parahu had experienced a small eruption in 2006, which caused 3 people slightly injured.
The existence of this mountain and the shape of the topography of Bandung in the form of a hollow with hills and mountains on each side strengthen the theory of the existence of a large lake which is now a region of Bandung. Believed by geologists that the highlands of Bandung with an altitude of approximately 709 m above sea level is the remnant of a large lake formed from the damming of Ci Tarum by the eruption of ancient volcanoes known as Mount Sunda and Mount Tangkuban Parahu is the rest of ancient Sunda Mountain which is still active. This phenomenon can be seen on Mount Krakatau in the Sunda Strait and Ngorongoro region in Tanzania , Africa . So the legend of Sangkuriang which is a community story of the area is believed to be a documentation of the community of the Sunda Purba area against events at that time.

Source : Wikipedia
Location: Tangkuban Perahu, Cikahuripan, Lembang, West Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia

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