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West Java Sundanese Sacred Groves (Arca Domas/Baduy & Kampung Naga)
Baduy lands & Kampung Naga (near Tasikmalaya), West Java
Indonesia
Active (some maintained; Kampung Naga a tourist site)
Single grove
- Location
- Baduy lands & Kampung Naga (near Tasikmalaya), West Java
- Coordinates
- ~6.6°S 106.5°E (Baduy)
- Age / Founded
- Ancient (traditional Sundanese)
- Status
- Active (some maintained; Kampung Naga a tourist site)
- Deity & Religion
- Sundanese ancestral/spirit belief (Sunda Wiwitan)
- Community & Guardians
- Baduy (Kanekes) & Kampung Naga Sundanese
- Vernacular name
- Leuweung larangan / hutan larangan
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Forbidden forest (hutan larangan); ancestral/spirit grove, excluded from exploitation
Plant species
Protected primary forest (not enumerated)
Biome & fauna
West Java tropical rainforest
Threats & protection
Customary protection; tourism pressure at Kampung Naga
Source
Wessing R., 'The Sacred Grove: Founders and the Owners of the Forest in West Java, Indonesia'