Senin, 19 September 2011

Bromo Mountain


Mount Bromo (from Sanskrit / Old Javanese: Brahma, one of themain Hindu Gods), is a volcano is still active and most famous as atourist attraction in East Java. As a tourist attraction, Mount Bromo become attractive because of its status as the volcano is stillactive.
Bromo has a height of 2392 meters above sea level is located infour regions, namely Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Lumajang, andMalang Regency. Mount Bromo mesh body shape between valleysand canyons with a caldera or a sea of ​​sand covering approximately 10 square kilometers.
Mount Bromo has a crater with a diameter of ± 800 meters (north-south) and ± 600 meters (east-west). While the danger area of a circle with a radius of 4 km from the central crater of Bromo.

history eruption



During the twentieth century, the mountain is famous as a touristspot has erupted three times, with regular time intervals, namely 30 years. Terjadi1974 largest eruption, whereas the last eruptionoccurred in 2010.
Bromo eruption history: 2011, 2010, 2004, 2001, 1995, 1984, 1983, 1980, 1972, 1956.1955, 1950, 1948, 1940, 1939, 1935, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1922, 1921, 1915, 1916, 1910.1909, 1907, 1908, 1907, 1906, 1907, 1896, 1893, 1890, 1888, 1886, 1887,1886, 1885.1886, 1885, 1877, 1867, 1868, 1866, 1865, 1865, 1860, 1859, 1858, 1858, 1857, 1856.1844, 1843, 1843, 1835,1830, 1830, 1829, 1825, 1822, 1823, 1820, 1815, 1804, 1775,and 1767.

Bromo as a sacred mountain

For residents of Bromo, Tengger tribe, Mount Brahma (Bromo)believed to be a sacred mountain. Once a year the community held a ceremony Yadnya Tengger Kasada or Kasodo. This ceremony isheld at a temple located at the foot of Mount Bromo and proceednorth to the top of Mount Bromo. The ceremony was held at midnight to early morning every full moon around 14 or 15 inKasodo (tenth) according to the Javanese calendar.

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