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District in Central Java, Indonesia
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Blora is a city in Central Java. This city is the seat of the regency that bears the same same. It's famous for its teak forest area around Gubug Payung. It also has some large caves to explore.
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Goa Terawang
Goa Kidang
The village of Samin people.
Teak forest area.
Perpustakaan Pataba Blora
A private library and a small museum of Pramoedya Ananta Toer, a Nobel Prize nominee for literature, an Indonesian author of novels, short stories, essays, polemics, and histories of his homeland and its people. He got many awards including UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize, PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award, and many more.
Ancient elephant fossil replica museum. There is a replica of Elephas hysudrindicus that was found in Sunggun village, Kradenan district of Blora in 2009. The ancient elephant died mired in the sediment of Bengawan Solo river, 200,000–300,000 years ago.
Serves lontong tahu Blora.
Serves sate Blora.
Serves soto kletuk.
Serves es jati.
Serves kopi santan.
By train
By car
You have to go south from the Great Post Road of the city of Rembang.
Going to some tourist attractions is more flexible and affordable to use a rented car or motorbike.
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