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4 unusual facts about Batang Regency


Batang Regency

Goenawan Mohamad - democracy activist, writer and also prominent national press figure, was born in Batang.

Every "Jumat Kliwon" night (the night before a particular Friday, which coincides with the mystical fifth day of Kliwon of the Javanese calendar) people gather in the town square, creating a monthly festival with hundreds of street vendors selling goods.

Sojomerto inscription

The Sojomerto inscription is an inscription estimated dated circa late 7th century to early 8th century, discovered in Sojomerto village, Reban, Batang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia.

Tea brick

Ya'an is the main market for a special kind of tea which is grown in this part of the country and exported in very large quantities to Tibet via Kangting and over the caravan routes through Batang (Paan) and Teko.



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