Its official name is Dusun Butuh, the colorful village of Nepal Van Java is situated in Kaliangkrik, Magelang Regency. Itâs a bit north of the remarkable city of Yogyakarta in Central Java. The village got its unique name due to the similarity in its landscape with that of Nepal. Itâs name literally means Nepal in Java â as itâs located on the Indonesian island Java. The village was first painted in 2016 by students from Semarang State University to attract tourism. In 2019 it earned the nickname Nepal van Java after a European tourist posted photos. He compared the charm of local houses piled on top of each other on the slopes of Mount Sumbing with the Himalayan village of Namche Bazaar. And since then, it has drawn in more curious visitors in search of something different. Locals saw new economic opportunities to open small businesses with food, drink and accommodation.
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