Merbabu is a type of volcano Strato (see Volcano), located geographically at 7.5 ° S and 110.4 ° East. Administratively, the mountain is located in Magelang district on the western slopes and Boyolali district on the slopes of the east, Central Java Province.
Merbabu known through texts in pre-Islamic as Damalung Mount or Mount Pam (a) Rihan. On the slopes there is a hermitage ever known and never visited by Manik Bujangga in the 15th century. According to the etymology, "Merbabu" comes from the combination of the words "Meru" (mountain) and "gray" (gray). This new name appears on the records of the Netherlands.
This mountain has erupted in 1560 and 1797. It was also reported in 1570 had erupted, but has not been carried out confirmation and further research. Merbabu mountain peak located at an altitude of 3145 meters above sea level.
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