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Giriloyo is a locality and graveyard in the Wukirsari valley north east of
Described in english by a non english speaker
* http://www.sentrabatiktulisyogyakarta.com {{coord missing, Indonesia Imogiri
Giriloyo is a locality and graveyard in the Wukirsari valley north east of Imogiri
Imogiri (ꦲꦶꦩꦒꦶꦫꦶ in Javanese script or ''Imagiri'' in standard Javanese spelling) is a royal graveyard complex in Yogyakarta, in south-central Java, Indonesia, as well as a subdistrict under the administration of Bantul Regency. Im ...
, in Bantul Regency
Bantul ( jv, ꦧꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦭ꧀; ) is a regency located in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Java. The regency's population was 911,503 at the 2010 Census, but has risen to 985,770 at the 2020 Census. Li ...
, Special Region of Yogyakarta
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, Indonesia
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.
The Royal Graveyard at Giriloyo is one of the three graveyards in the Imogiri graveyard complex. Traditionally it is attributed as to being the oldest of the three. Its mosque and walls and graves show older patterns and styles compared to the graveyard to the south – Banyusumurup
Banyusumurup is a sub-village (''dusun'') in Girirejo village, southeast of Imogiri in Bantul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
The sub-village was acknowledged as a 'kris making' location at some stages in the 20th century.
Ban ...
It contains graves of relatives of Sultan Agung of Mataram
Sultan Anyakrakusuma is known as Sultan Agung ( jv, ꦱꦸꦭ꧀ꦠꦤ꧀ꦲꦒꦸꦁꦲꦢꦶꦥꦿꦧꦸꦲꦚꦏꦿꦏꦸꦱꦸꦩ, Sultan Agung Adi Prabu Anyakrakusuma) was the third Sultan of Mataram in Central Java ruling from 1613 to 1645 ...
who is considered to be the founder and builder of the main graveyard at Imogiri
Imogiri (ꦲꦶꦩꦒꦶꦫꦶ in Javanese script or ''Imagiri'' in standard Javanese spelling) is a royal graveyard complex in Yogyakarta, in south-central Java, Indonesia, as well as a subdistrict under the administration of Bantul Regency. Im ...
.
The graveyard like the other two in the complex had much larger numbers of Juru Kunci watching and maintaining the graveyard, when the Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, ...
and Surakarta
Surakarta ( jv, ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ), known colloquially as Solo ( jv, ꦱꦭ; ), is a city in Central Java, Indonesia. The 44 km2 (16.2 sq mi) city adjoins Karanganyar Regency and Boyolali Regency to the north, Karanganyar Regency and Sukoh ...
palaces had sufficient income to support them.
It also has vital graves that indicate connections with earlier kingdoms – in a manner very similar to what the Royal Graveyard of Kota Gede
Kotagede (Javanese: ꦏꦸꦛꦒꦼꦝꦺ ''Kuthagedhé'') is a city district (''kemantren'') and a historic neighborhood in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Kotagede contains the remains of the first capital of Mataram Sultanat ...
has within its walls.
The graveyard has minimal visits by tourists, but increasingly local pilgrimage by Javanese on ziarah
In Islam, ''ziyara(h)'' ( ar, زِيَارَة ''ziyārah'', "visit") or ''ziyarat'' ( fa, , ''ziyārat'', "pilgrimage") is a form of pilgrimage to sites associated with Muhammad, his family members and descendants (including the Shī'ī Imā ...
has seen some of the facilities upgraded to cater for the increased numbers.
The locality or main village has had considerable notoriety as first a place of lurik (cloth) manufacture,
In the latter part of the twentieth century Giriloyo became known as a location of 'Gurah' nasal irrigation. This later notoriety has been much more publicised due to the issues of widespread respiratory illnesses contracted in Java, and the possibility that nasal irrigation may be of assistance.
See also
*Banyusumurup
Banyusumurup is a sub-village (''dusun'') in Girirejo village, southeast of Imogiri in Bantul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
The sub-village was acknowledged as a 'kris making' location at some stages in the 20th century.
Ban ...
* Girigondo
Girigondo, also Giri Gondo – is the location of the graveyard of the family of Pakualaman in Temon District, Kulon Progo Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Pakualam I to IV are buried at Kotagede, Pakualam V constructed the grave ...
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External links
Described in english by a non english speaker
* http://www.sentrabatiktulisyogyakarta.com {{coord missing, Indonesia Imogiri