Air Mata

East Java


Near Arosbaya, 27km north of Kamal, the tombs of the Cakraningrat royalty are at Air Mata (Tears) cemetery, superbly situated on the edge of a small ravine. The ornately carved headstone of Ratu Ibu, consort of Cakraningrat I, is the most impressive.


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