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{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
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| image_upright = 1.2
| caption       = Balinese altar at rice terraces near Mount Batukaru, [[Tabanan Regency]]
| official_name = Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the ''Subak'' System as a Manifestation of the ''[[Tri Hita Karana]]'' Philosophy
| location      = [[Bali]], [[Indonesia]]
| includes      = {{flatlist|
#Supreme Water Temple [[Pura Ulun Danu Batur]]
#[[Lake Batur]]
#Subak Landscape of Pekerisan Watershed
#Subak Landscape of Catur Angga Batukaru
#Royal Water Temple [[Pura Taman Ayun]]
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| year          = 2012
| area          = {{convert|19,519.9|ha|acre|abbr=on}}
| buffer_zone   = {{convert|1,454.8|ha|acre|abbr=on}}
| locmapin      = Indonesia Bali#Indonesia
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}}

'''Subak''' is the [[irrigation|water management (irrigation)]] system for the [[paddy field]]s on [[Bali]] island, [[Indonesia]]. It was developed in the [[9th century]]. For the [[Balinese people|Balinese]], irrigation is not simply providing water for the plant's roots, but water is used to construct a complex, pulsed artificial ecosystem<ref name="Lansing1987">{{cite journal |last= Lansing |first= J.S. |author-link= J. Stephen Lansing |year= 1987 |title= Balinese "Water Temples" and the Management of Irrigation |journal= American Anthropologist |volume= 89 |issue= 2 |pages= 326–341 |doi= 10.1525/aa.1987.89.2.02a00030 |jstor= 677758 }}</ref> that is at the same time autonomous and interdependent.{{sfn|Wardana|2015|p=1}} The system consists of terraced rice fields and water temples covering nearly {{convert|20,000|ha}}. The temples are the main focus of this cooperative water management, known as ''subak''.

== History and Etymology ==

The ''subak'' system was started some time during the 9th century, when political Bali was a patchwork of kingdoms - which gives food for thought on both aspects: the physical feat of creating such a wondrous landscape, and the profound social impact from the cooperation it imposed as a ''[[sine qua non]]'' between entities such as kingdoms.<ref name="finn">{{cite web |title= The ''Subak'' System In Bali: Bali's Complex Irrigation System And Only UNESCO World Heritage Site |website= finnsbeachclub.com |url= https://finnsbeachclub.com/guides/subak-irrigation-system-bali-unesco-world-herritage-site/ |access-date= 2024-05-29 }}</ref>

The first known written record dates from around the 11th century: a text from that period cites it under the name ''kasuwakara'', which later became ''suwak'' and then ''subak''. But other documents from the same period mention that the system is linked to the [[Besakih Temple]], which suggests that ''subak'' predates the 11th century.<ref name="finn"/>

== Structure and organisation of the ''subak'' system ==
Subak is a traditional, ecologically sustainable{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=1}} irrigation system that binds Balinese agrarian society together within the village's ''bale banjar''{{efn|
Traditional villages, or '''''pakraman''''' villages, have several smaller territories called '''''banjar''''' whose members are called ''adat banjar''.
Membership of traditional ''banjar'' is mandatory for married people who live in the territory of the ''banjar''. Residents who live far away can still become members and are bound by the banjar regulations of their home villages.
Each''banjar'' is headed by a ''prajuru'' (administrator or administrative body) and operates according to regulations called ''awig-awig'' agreed upon by the ''krama banjar'' (assembly of members of the ''banjar'',<ref>{{cite book |last1= Suwardani |first1= Ni Putu |last2= Paramartha |first2= Wayan |last3= Suasthi |first3= I Gusti Ayu |year= 2018 |chapter= Bale banjar and its implications on the existence of Bali sociocultural communities |editor-last1= Sarjana |editor-first1= I Putu |editor-last2= Wibawa |editor-first2= I Putu Sastra |title= International seminar on tolerance and pluralism in Southeast Asia |type= Proceedings of the international seminar held on October 2, 2018 |publisher= Universitas Hindu Indonesia (Unhi) Denpasar |location= |pages= 83–90 |isbn= 978-602-52255-7-4 |url= http://repo.unhi.ac.id/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1070/1/8.%20Proceeding%20BALE%20BANJAR%20AND%20ITS%20IMPLICATIONS%20ON%20THE%20EXISTENCE.pdf }} See p. 83.</ref> calculated on the basis of the "small family" or ''batih family'' consisting of father, mother and child).{{sfn|Suwardani|Paramartha|Suasthi|2018|p=84}} <br>
Each ''banjar'' has its particular structure and number of administrators. It is headed by a ''kelian banjar'', of which there is only one per ''banjar''. Some ''banjar'' may also have a ''petajuh'', whose function is to help the ''kelian banjar'' as a clerk; a ''kesinoman'' (interpreter), who serves as a sort of "liaison officer" between the ''kelian banjar'' and the ''krama banjar''.{{sfn|Suwardani|Paramartha|Suasthi|2018|p=84}}
The ''bale banjar'' is the meeting place for the ''banjar'' and serves as a socio-cultural public space or communal space where people interact and engage in cultural and educational activities.{{sfn|Suwardani|Paramartha|Suasthi|2018|p=84}} It is a place to hold traditional meetings (''sangkep'' / ''paruman''), to prepare ceremonies and their infrastructure, to perform arts (dancing, beating, mekidung) practiced by ''banjar'' residents, but also merely to relax, chat, run hobbies (including cock fighting), or even simply lie down to rest. As such the ''bale banjar'' holds a prime role in bonding the community,{{sfn|Suwardani|Paramartha|Suasthi|2018|p=85}} reinforcing its sense of “togetherness”, of social solidarity and the internalization of cultural values{{sfn|Suwardani|Paramartha|Suasthi|2018|p=86}}

The functions of the ''banjar'' have expanded with the emergence of capitalist economics, particularly in urban areas with their rapid population growth and high demand for economic space. This is particularly true of such places as Denpasar and tourism-based [[Kuta, Bali|Kuta]] (Badung), [[Sanur, Bali|Sanur]] and [[Ubud, Bali|Ubud]], although it is not so marked in more rural areas. For example, several ''bale banjar'' in Denpasar have developed wholesalers activities, fruit markets, shops and doctors' practices. Seven of the nine traditional ''banjar'' in Sesetan are also used as savings and loan offices; one of them, the Ubung Binoh Kelod ''banjar'', doubles up as a fitness gym. This can be pushed so far as to denature the role of the ''bale benjar'': in ''banjar'' Kereneng (Denpasar), the first and second floors of the ''bale banjar'' are rented to the Agung Salon, so there is practically no space left to carry out social activities; in ''banjar'' Piakan (Ubung area), the first of the two floors of the ''bale banjar'' was originally contracted to a motorbike show room and is now contracted to Alfamart; some ''bale banjar'' in Kuta, [[Kerobokan]], and [[Dalung, Kuta Utara|Dalung]], are used to sell souvenirs and as garages.{{sfn|Suwardani|Paramartha|Suasthi|2018|p=86}}
}} (community center) and [[Balinese temple]]s.

''Subak'' components are the forests that protect and funnel the water supply;<ref name="finn"/> the terraced [[Paddy field|paddies]] or [[rice]] fields landscape; the system of [[canal]]s, [[tunnel]]s and [[weir]]s; the temples of varying size and importance that mark either the source of water or its passage through the temple on its way downhill to irrigate ''subak'' land — each of these temples corresponding to a [[drainage basin]]. Rice, the water network required to grow rice, and the ''subak'' cooperative that controls that water network, have together shaped the landscape over the past thousand years. {{Sfn|Unesco|loc= "Description"}}

As of 2019 the number of ''subak'' is estimated at 1,559.{{sfn|Huang|2020|p=13}}{{efn|In 1996 a publication cites “about 1,300 ''subak'' in Bali, covering approximately 110,000 hectares, while the size of one ''subak'' ranges from a few ha to almost 800 ha, with an average of about 100 ha”.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Horst |first1= Lucas |year= 1996 |chapter= Intervention in irrigation water division in Bali, Indonesia |editor-last1= Diemer |editor-first1= Geert |editor-last2= Huibers |editor-first2= Frans P. |title= Crops, people and irrigation; Water allocation practices of farmers and engineers |type= International Symposium on Ecohydrology |location= London |publisher= Intermediate Technology Publications |pages= 34–52 |isbn= 9781853393044 |url= }} 
Cited in 
{{cite book |last1= Wolters |first1= Willem |year= 2007 |chapter= Geographical explanations for the distribution of irrigation institutions. Cases from Southeast Asia |editor-last= Boomgaard |editor-first= Peter |title= A world of water |type= workshop 14–16 June 2001 organised as part of the KITLV 150-year jubilee |series= ''Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor taal-, land- en volkenkunde'', vol. 240 |location= Leiden |publisher= KITLV Press |pages= 209–234 (see p. 222) |isbn= 978-90-6718-294-2 |url= https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/34662/376971.pdf?sequence=1#page=244 }}
</ref>
}} Between 50 and 400 farmers manage the water supply from one source of water.{{Sfn|Unesco|loc= "Description"}}

The traditional schedules have important effects on both water sharing and pest control. The logistics of the traditional system of water sharing mean that the farmers must synchronize their crops. This creates brief [[fallow]] periods over large areas and deprives pest populations of their habitat, thus considerably reducing their numbers and maintaining these at a sustainable level. The success of fallow periods as a pest control technique depends on the extent and duration of the fallow period: all of the fields in a large area must be fallow at the same time; if not so, the pests can move from field to field. But at the same time, the synchronized area must not be too large so as to not create unsustainable peaks of water demand. Thus the ''subak'' system optimizes the tradeoffs between water sharing and pest control.{{sfn|Lansing|1996|loc=“Traditional Irrigation and the Green Revolution in Bali”}} <br>
The optimal solution for this trade-off depends on local conditions: it varies from region to region. If there is plenty of water at all times, a uniform cropping pattern will produce the highest rice yields by minimizing pest damage. But if water is limited, some offsetting of planting dates may produce the best yields.{{sfn|Lansing|1996|loc=“Modeling: First Steps”}}

This also means that each farmer's best interest is also the best interest for all farmers of the same ''subak'' - in particular the farmers higher up, who are not limited in water but need appropriate timing from the farmers downstream to not see their own crops devoured by pests.{{sfn|Lansing|1996|loc=“Modeling: First Steps”}}

=== Practical and spiritual relationship ===
Water management is intimately linked to the authority of the priests in water temples, who practice the ''[[Tri Hita Karana]]'' philosophy, a self-described relationship between humans, the earth and the gods - in other words the human world, the world of nature and the spiritual world. Their inspiration is based on several different ancient religious traditions, including [[Shaiva Siddhanta]] and [[Samkhya|Samkhyā]] Hinduism, [[Vajrayana]] Buddhism, and [[Austronesian peoples|Austronesian]] cosmology.{{Sfn|Unesco|loc= "Description"}}

The overall ''subak'' system exemplifies this philosophical principle. Water temple rituals promote a harmonious relationship between people and their environment through the active engagement of people, emphasizing the dependence on the life-sustaining forces of the natural world. Rice is seen as the gift of gods; the ''subak'' system is part of temple culture - and reciprocally.{{Sfn|Unesco|loc= "Description"}}

; Pura Ulun Danu Batur
The supreme water temple of the island is the [[Pura Ulun Danu Batur|Pura Ulun Danu Batur temple]] on the shore of [[Lake Batur]], the crater lake of [[Mount Batur]] volcano. The Balinese people consider it as the primary source of all springs and rivers on the island. Moreover, all the other water temples on Bali, who serve a similar purpose in the network, are considered to be linked to this temple — in the same way that all temples are linked to the Mother Temple [[Besakih Temple|Besakih]].<ref name="finn"/>

== Vocabulary associated with the ''subak'' system ==

Each ''subak'' generally has its own name and organizational structure.{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=6}} Concerning the latter, here are listed some of the commons terms for the various levels of practical administration:
* '''''Krama subak''''' : the ''subak'' members (''krama adat'' are the villagers.)
* '''''Subak prajuru''''' : management of the ''subak'' :
** A small subak is headed by a chairman alone, called '''''kelihan subak''''' or '''''pekaseh'''''.
** The ''prajuru'' of a larger ''subak'' includes a '''''pekaseh''''' (chairman); a '''''petajuh''''' (vice-chairman); a '''''penyarikan''''' or '''''juru tulis'''''{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=6}} or '''''juru surat'''''{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=9}} (secretary); a '''''patengen'''''{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=6}} / '''''petengen'''''{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=9}} or '''''juru raksa''''' (treasurer); a '''''kasinoman''''' or '''''juru arah''''' (distributor of information); a '''''saya''''' (special assistant related to religious activities),;{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=6}} a '''''pangliman''''' (supervisor of the division of water in the ''subak'').{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=9}}
** Very large ''subak'', or several ''subak'', are called '''''subak gede''''', headed by a '''''pekaseh gede''''' and a '''''deputy pekaseh gede'''''.{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=6}} The ''pekaseh gede'' organizes the water management between ''subak'', according to the '''''nyorog''''' system: all the ''subak'' in a ''subak gede'' are divided into 3 groups,{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=10}} upstream, middle and downstream; the '''''ngulu''''', or ''subak'' group upstream, is first to receive the water; the '''''maongin''''', or ''subak'' group in the middle, receives it next; and the '''''ngasep''''', or ''subak'' group downstream, receives it last. The farmers in each group time the preparation of their land accordingly and the whole process is spread over 2 weeks or thereabout.{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=11}}
* A ''subak'' can be subdivided into smaller parts called '''''tempek''''' / '''''munduk''''' and led by a '''''kelihan tempek''''' / '''''munduk''''', with less jurisdiction than the ''pekaseh''.{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=6}}
* '''''Paruman krama subak''''' : a meeting of ''subak''{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=7}} members.{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=9}} The ''paruman krama'' decides of the day when the water is made to flow from the river to the irrigation channel - an act marked with a ceremony '''''mapag toya''''' conducted at the temple near the concerned weir. The meeting is held in a ''subak'' hall built in the middle of the ''subak'' area. It is also the opportunity to plan for various activities such as repairs to the irrigation channels, the beginning of soil cultivation, of seed planting, etc. - and of the rituals that accompany each of these activities.{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=9}} The ''prajuru'' must also consult with other parties involved, notably the government.{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=10}}
* '''''awig-awig''''' : regulations - here of the ''subak'' -, decided by the ''prajuru''; there are also '''''perarem''''' (additional rules) and '''''paswara''''' (meeting decision).{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=9}}
* '''''Kerta masa''''' period: period of rice planting during the rainy season.
* '''''Gadon''''' period: period of rice planting during the dry season. During ''gadon'', the water supply is provided to each in turn upon decision of the ''pangliman''.
* '''''Palawija''''' period: this corresponds to the ''gadon'' but applies to places with a particularly dry climate, where planting crops other than rice is authorized due to water limitations; soybeans are the main replacement crop but farmers can choose what to plant in their fields (peanuts, corn, flowers, etc.).{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=10}}

== History and ongoing threats ==
=== The failure of the “Green Revolution” ===

Indonesia had to import yearly almost a million tons of rice during the 1950s. The “[[Green Revolution]]”, promising higher yields in rice, was therefore very well received: in 1967 the government launched the ''Bimbingan massal'' (BIMAS), or “massive guidance” program, which reached Bali in 1971. Farmers were provided with high-yielding rice seeds and easy access to fertilizers and pesticides, and encouraged to grow three crops a year since the new rice varieties grew faster than the native crops.{{sfn|Lansing|1996|loc=“Traditional Irrigation and the Green Revolution in Bali”}} Legal penalties compelled farmers to plant the new rice seeds that demanded year-round irrigation.{{sfn|Huang|2020|p=12}} Three years later, in 1974, started the reports of “chaos in water scheduling” and “explosions of rice pests.” Still, the “Green Revolution rice” covered 70% of the rice terraces in South Bali by 1977 and the Asian Development Bank began at about the same time a major irrigation development project in Bali, while promoting the use of pesticides rather than synchronizing fallow periods to control pests.{{sfn|Lansing|1996|loc=“Traditional Irrigation and the Green Revolution in Bali”}} This led to up to 50% of crop losses due to pests in the late 1970s, when subaks planted rice continuously and cropping patterns were very disorganized.{{sfn|Lansing|1996|loc=“Testing Model Predictions: The Manuaba Subaks”}} In 1988, a study by World Bank officials reported that the use of pesticides had “pervasively polluted the island's soil and water resources.”{{sfn|Lansing|1996|loc=“Traditional Irrigation and the Green Revolution in Bali”}} That same year the Indonesian government at last recognized the crisis and refused to follow the World Bank directives any further; [[Suharto]] revoked his own government's directives, the ''subak'' system regained its power of decision over the agriculture, farmers went back to coordinated planting and crops began to recover.{{sfn|Huang|2020|p=13}}

=== Present threats ===
The ''subak'' system is presently challenged by a number of factors, including: the small size of individual properties that limits the farmers' ability to attain a decent living; the ageing of ''subak'' members, with an age average over 40 years-old in 2019; the decreasing quantity of water resources and pollution; the heavy financial burden on the farmers for carrying out ''subak'' activities; and the national government promulgating unclear regulations concerning the irrigation, including traditional irrigations.{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=2}} Since about 2010, farmers can be exempted from the payment of rice taxes and may be assisted with crop insurance, in a bid to encourage the continuation of rice plantations. Since 2018, ''prajuru'' that are grouped in a sustainable ''subak'' scheme receive monthly incentives of Rp. 1,500,000 (about US$100) for the ''pekaseh'' and Rp. 650,000 (approximately US$40) for the ''petajuh'' / ''pangliman'', to help them work diligently in managing the various needs and problems faced by ''subaks''. Farming equipment such as tractors and subsidies for fertilizers, seeds, and pesticides required by ''subak'' are facilitated through the Joint Farmers Groups (''gapoktan'') or Service Facilities Units (UPS) established by the ''prajuru'' and the ''krama subak''.{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=11}}

; Loss of land
The highest threat concerns the rice fields that are closest to areas undergoing fast development in such sectors as commercial, housing, industry and other infrastructure development.{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=3}} The land has become a commodity and a subject of speculation.{{sfn|Wardana|2015|p=1}} The ''subak'' near Denpasar are particularly affected: in 1993 their surfaces totaled {{convert|5753.43|ha|acre}}; in 2006 there remained only {{convert|2717|ha|acre}} - this last figure was maintained up until 2014, with {{convert|935|ha|acre}} in South Denpasar, {{convert|726|ha|acre}} in East Denpasar, {{convert|284|ha|acre}} in West Denpasar and {{convert|772|ha|acre}} in North Denpasar. But by 2018 nearly {{convert|300|ha|acre}} were lost again, down to {{convert|2444|ha|acre}}. An average of 20 to 30 ha of agricultural land is lost each year in that area, and around {{convert|1000|ha|acre}} / year in the whole of Bali.{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=3}} Beyond the agricultural necessity, landscape and culture negatively affected by uncontrolled tourism are heading fast towards a situation where “tourism kills tourism”.{{sfn|Wardana|2015|p=1}}<br>
In the case of Denpasar, the local government is working on the city to be listed as a Heritage City (''Kota Pusaka'') and the maintenance of the local ''subak'' system is part of that effort. The status of Heritage City would drastically reduce the conversion of rice fields into other land uses and would be a considerable help in maintaining the remaining ''subak''.{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=8}} The ''prajuru'' have also started introducing a new regulation that prohibits changing the use of the land following a sale.{{sfn|Norken|2019|p=8-9}}

; Water diverted to tourism and polluted
Water pollution and freshwater scarcity have also become major threats, and not just to the ''subak''. Water is diverted from agriculture to tourism and the mass tourism industry has become the largest consumer of water, consuming 65% of freshwater in Bali and having lowered the island's water table by some 60%. Water supplies have reached a critical stage, with water shortage “directly linked to loss of cultivated land.” It is not only a matter of quantity but also of quality: lower water table means that salt water is due to fill that gap because of the constant enormous pressure from the ocean onto the land.{{sfn|Huang|2020|p=14}} This is already happening: as of 2020, some people in Denpasar have had to leave their ancestral home because their well's water has become salty. An article from December 2019 signals that this diversion of water to urban areas and overuse of groundwater by hotels is disrupting the ''subak''{{'}}s water system.{{sfn|Huang|2020|p=15}}

== World Heritage Site status ==
On 6 July 2012, ''subak'' was listed as a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] under the title "''Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the ''Subak'' System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy''". This Unesco Site includes five sites that demonstrate the interconnected natural, religious, and cultural components of the traditional ''subak'' system:{{Sfn|Unesco|loc= "Description" and "Maps"}}
* the ''subak'' landscape of Catur Angga Baturkaru: {{convert|17376.1|ha|acre}} with a [[buffer zone]] of {{convert|974.4|ha|acre}}, its terraces mentioned in a 10th-century inscription making them amongst the oldest in Bali and prime examples of Classical Balinese temple architecture;
* [[Lake Batur]]: {{convert|1606.4|ha|acre}} with a buffer zone of {{convert|210|ha|acre}}, regarded as the ultimate origin of every spring and river,{{sfn|Unesco|loc= "Description" and "Maps"}} most notably with the [[Pura Ulun Danu Batur]] sitting on the shores of the crater lake and to which all other ''subak'' temples are linked;<ref name="finn"/>
* the ''subak'' landscape of Pakerisan river watershed: {{convert|529.1|ha|acre}} with a buffer zone of {{convert|188|ha|acre}}, the oldest known irrigation system in Bali;
* the [[Pura Taman Ayun|Royal water temple of ''Taman Ayun'']]: {{convert|6.9|ha|acre}} with a buffer zone of {{convert|51.3|ha|acre}}, according to Unesco "the largest and most architecturally distinguished regional water temple", "exemplifying the fullest expansion of the ''subak'' system under the largest [[Bali Kingdom]] of the 17th century"{{Sfn|Unesco|loc= "Description" and "Maps"}} - although it governs only 3 ''subak'' systems;<ref name="nowb">{{cite web |last1= Speirs |first1= Edward |date= January 24, 2023 |title= Taman Ayun Temple: A Beautiful Garden Temple |website= nowbali.co.id |url= https://www.nowbali.co.id/pura-taman-ayun-temple-mengwi-bali/ |access-date= 2024-05-28 }}</ref>
* the Supreme water temple [[Pura Ulun Danu Batur]]: {{convert|1.4|ha|acre}} with a buffer zone of {{convert|31.1|ha|acre}}, on the edge of [[Mount Batur]] crater lake.{{sfn|Unesco|loc= "Description" and "Maps"}}
The total surface of the Unesco site cores is {{convert|19519.3|ha|acre}}, adding buffer zones of {{convert|1454.8|ha|acre}}.

In 2008, during the evaluation of the proposition by the World Heritage Committee, the rice terraces of the original Jatiluwih{{efn|Jatiluwih rice terrases are in the surroundings of Gunungsari, in [[Tabanan Regency]], {{convert|24|km|mi}} north of Tabanan and {{convert|22|km|mi}} south of [[Bedugul]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Jatiluwih rice terraces, map |website= openstreetmap.org |url= https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/10875893805 }}</ref> <br>
Jatiluwih is an administrative village formed with two customary villages, Gunung Sari and Jatiluwih. Under these two customary villages there are seven customary hamlets or ''banjar''.{{sfn|Wardana|2015|p=3}}
}} site was vastly expanded; it was renamed "''Subak'' Landscape of Catur Angga Batukaru" and now includes 17 ''subak gede'' institutions, 12 customary villages, the two lakes of Tamblingan and Buyan, and forest areas of Batukaru natural reserves across the two districts of Tabanan and Buleleng - all of which are ecologically and culturally connected to the Jatiluwih terrasses.{{sfn|Wardana|2015|p=3}}

== Museum ==
In 1981, the [[Subak Museum]] opened in [[Tabanan Regency]].<ref>{{cite web |last1= Sertori |first1= Trisha |date= April 18, 2013 |title= A thousand years on, can 'subak' survive? |website= thejakartapost.com |url= http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/04/18/a-thousand-years-can-subak-survive.html |access-date= 2024-05-11 }}</ref>

== Gallery ==
{{wide image|Jatiluwih rice terraces.jpg|800px|{{center|[[Jatiluwih]] rice terraces}}}}
<gallery mode="packed" widths="160">
File:Mount batur and lake.jpg|[[Lake Batur]]
File:PuraUDBaturNewShrinesDetail.JPG|[[Pura Ulun Danu Batur|Ulun Danu Batur Temple]]
File:Pura Tirta Empul, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.JPG|[[Tirta Empul Temple]]
File:1 pura taman ayun bali 2011.jpg|[[Pura Taman Ayun|Royal temple of Taman Ayun]]
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Waterspuwers op de badplaats bij de Pura Goa Gajah of Olifantsgrot TMnr 20027326.jpg|Balinese water-spout statue in [[Goa Gajah]] ''petirtaan'' (sacred bathing pool)
File:Bali panorama.jpg|Rice terraces at Tegalalang, [[Gianyar]] 
</gallery>

==See also==
{{portal|Indonesia}}
* [[List of Indonesian inventions and discoveries]]
* [[Anggabaya]]
* [[Bawdi]]
* [[Check dam]]
* [[Johad]]
* [[Stepwell]]
* [[Taanka]]
* [[Tabanan Regency|Tabanan]]
* [[Rani ki vav]]
* [[History of stepwells in Gujarat]]

== Notes and references ==
=== Notes ===
{{Notelist}}

=== References ===
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==

* {{cite book |last1= Arif |first1= Anita Syafitri |year= 2015 |chapter= The Real Subak – Integrated Organic Farming as Tri Hita Karana Manifesto |title= Agricultural Landscapes of Asia: learning, preserving, and redefining |type= Bali ACLA (Asian Cultural Landscape Association) International Symposium |url= https://www.academia.edu/19392337
 }}
* {{cite journal |last1= Huang |first1= Hao |date= July 2020 |title= Nature and the Spirit: Ritual, Environment, and the Subak in Bali |journal= EnviroLab Asia |volume= 3 |issue= 2 |pages= 1–22 |doi= 10.5642/envirolabasia.20200401.02 |url= https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039&context=envirolabasia |access-date= 2024-05-12
 |doi-access= free }}
* {{cite journal |last1= Lansing |first1= J. Stephen |author-link1= J. Stephen Lansing |last2= Kremer |first2= James N. |date= March 1993 |title= Emergent Properties of Balinese Water Temple Networks: Coadaptation on a Rugged Fitness Landscape |journal= American Anthropologist |volume= 95 |issue= 1 |pages= 97–114 |doi= 10.1525/aa.1993.95.1.02a00050 |url= https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264313614 |access-date= 2024-05-11
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* {{cite book |last1= Lansing |first1= J. Stephen |author-link1= J. Stephen Lansing |year= 1996 |chapter= 7. Simulation Modeling of Balinese Irrigation |editor-last= Mabry |editor-first= J. |title= Canals and Communities: Small-scale Irrigation Systems |location= Tucson |publisher= Univ of Arizona Press |pages= 139–156 |oclc= |chapter-url= https://open.uapress.arizona.edu/read/canals-and-communities/section/a137d63b-fc4b-4ad1-89b9-a879ec84ce90 |url=https://open.uapress.arizona.edu/read/canals-and-communities/section/83cfb2a7-6f08-48a7-8b5d-65cfad9be4b7
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* {{cite journal |last1= Lorenzen |first1= Stephan |last2= Lorenzen |first2= Rachel P. |last3= Perez |first3= Pascal |date= 2005 |title= "I am just borrowing water but I will return it in an hour" How Balinese Farmers negotiate their daily use of irrigation water |journal= International Symposium on Ecohydrology, Bali, 21–25 November 2005 |pages= 1–6 |url= https://crawford.anu.edu.au/rmap/pdf/_docs/Lorenzen_borrowing.pdf |access-date= 2024-06-06
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* {{cite journal |last1= Norken |first1= I Nyoman |date= 2019 |title= Efforts to preserve the sustainability of subak irrigation system in Denpasar city, Bali Province, Indonesia |journal= MATEC Web of Conferences |volume= 276 |pages= 1–13 |url= https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2019/25/matecconf_icancee2019_04002.pdf |access-date= 2024-05-11
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== External links ==
* {{cite web|ref={{SfnRef|Unesco}} |date= 2012 |title= Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the ''Subak'' System as a Manifestation of the ''Tri Hita Karana'' Philosophy |website= whc.unesco.org |url= https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1194 |access-date= 2024-05-11 }}
* {{cite journal |last1= Salamanca |first1= Albert M. |last2= Nugroho |first2= Agus |last3= Osbeck |first3= Maria |last4= Bharwani |first4= Sukaina |last5= Dwisasanti |first5= Nina |date= 2015 |title= The world heritage site in Catur Angga Batukaru. Managing a living cultural landscape: Bali's subaks and the UNESCO World Heritage Site |website= jstor.org |publisher= Stockholm Environment Institute |jstor= resrep00473.7 |url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/resrep00473.7.pdf |access-date= 2024-05-11 }} With detailed map and data of the 14 subaks in the Catur Angga Batukaru area of Unesco's listed site.
* {{cite web |date= 2016 |title= Direct Water Democracy in Bali |website= everybodyandnobody.wordpress.com |url= http://everybodyandnobody.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/direct-water-democracy-in-bali |access-date= 2024-05-11
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[[Category:Agriculture in Indonesia]]
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[[Category:Natural history of Indonesia]]
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[[Category:Irrigation canals]]
[[Category:Cultural Properties of Indonesia in Bali]]
[[Category:Drainage basins of Bali]]