Karimunjawa Islands
An archipelago of 27 islands in the Java Sea, about 80 kilometres northwest of Jepara, protected as a marine national park. White sand, mangroves and coral reefs surround the main island of Karimun and its neighbour Kemujan.
- Where
- Karimunjawa, Central Java, Indonesia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -5.8333, 110.4167
Get the Karimunjawa Islands stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Karimunjawa Islands. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Central Java volume with your photos and a note.
Near Karimunjawa Islands
Demak Great Mosque 121 km
One of the oldest mosques in Indonesia, believed to have been built in the 15th century by the Wali Songo, the nine saints who spread Islam in Java, under the first Sultan of Demak. Its layered Javanese roof stands on wooden pillars, one said to be made by Sunan Kalijaga from wood chips.
Lawang Sewu 128 km
The former head office of the Dutch East Indies Railway Company in Semarang, its name Javanese for a thousand doors, after its endless rows of doors and tall windows. The building is now a museum and heritage railway gallery run by Indonesia's national railway.
Great Mosque of Central Java 128 km
The provincial grand mosque of Central Java, on the edge of Semarang, mixing Javanese, Arab and Roman touches. Its courtyard has giant hydraulic umbrellas that open like those of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, and a tall minaret gives a view over the city.
Sam Poo Kong 129 km
The oldest Chinese temple in Semarang, said to have been founded by the Ming admiral Zheng He where his fleet came ashore. Its red halls are shared today by worshippers of several faiths, Muslims and Buddhists among them, Chinese and Javanese alike.
Dieng Plateau 164 km
A high plateau on the floor of a volcanic caldera in Central Java, cool, misty and farmed with vegetables. It holds some of the oldest Hindu temples on Java, along with steaming craters and coloured lakes.
Sangiran 186 km
An excavation site north of Solo that ranks among the most important in the world for the study of early humans. Fossils of Homo erectus have been found here in large numbers, and a museum on the site displays them.
Mount Merapi 190 km
The most active volcano in Indonesia, rising on the border of Central Java and Yogyakarta about 28 kilometres north of the city. It has erupted regularly since 1548, and villages sit on its flanks as high as 1,700 metres.
Pura Mangkunegaran 198 km
The palace of the Mangkunegara princes in the heart of Surakarta, now partly open as a museum. Its great open pendopo, a Javanese pavilion on wooden pillars, leads to rooms holding the family's collection of royal heirlooms, masks and dance costumes.
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Questions
Where is Karimunjawa Islands?
Karimunjawa Islands is in Karimunjawa, Central Java, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Demak Great Mosque (121 km), Lawang Sewu (128 km), Great Mosque of Central Java (128 km).
How do I get the Karimunjawa Islands stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Karimunjawa Islands and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Central Java volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Karimunjawa Islands before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Central Java volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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