Tag: NTB

Gili Kondo, East Lombok

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Gili Bagek / Gili Kondo is a small island that located in the Water of Sambelia District (50km north of the city Selong) and it can be reached via Transat beach in Sambelia District (about 25 minutes) and Kayangan Labuhan Lombok harbor (about 45 minutes). Gili Kondo is administratively located in East Lombok, and in advance this island is managed by Perama Tour and it such quite island. At this 20 ha island, which also part of 33 gili or islands in East Lombok, at several times in a week…

Rinjani Mountain National Park, West Nusa Tenggara

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Gunung Rinjani National Park is located on the island of Lombok, Indonesia in the North Lombok Regency. The park covers about 41,330 hectares and consists of mountainous areas. Mount Rinjani (Gunung Rinjani), which is the third highest mountain of Indonesia (3,726 m), is located in this national park, giving this park its name. Some of endangered plants are protected in this national park, such as: Pterospermum javanicum, Swietenia macrophylla, Ficus superba, Toona sureni, Vanda sp., Usnea sp and Anaphalis sp. There are also several endangered fauna protected in this national…

The Enchanting Sumbawa

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Sumbawa Sumbawa is one of regencies in Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Sumbawa and the capital is Sumbawa Besar. Sumbawa is located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast. According to the history, it said that four principalities in western Sumbawa were dependencies of the Majapahit Empire of eastern Java. Because of Sumbawa’s natural resources it was regularly invaded by outside forces – Japanese, Dutch, Makassarese.…

West Lombok, When The Sun Goes To Set

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West Lombok West Lombok Regency or Lombok Barat, is one of the Indonesian Provinces in Indonesia, which is located in West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Gerung. West Lombok Regency is bounded by North Lombok Regency to the north, Central Lombok Regency to the south, East Lombok Regency to the east and the Lombok Strait to the west. There is Mount Rinjani in the north of the region, which is one of famous mountains in Indonesia and the third highest and…

Welcome To The Island Of Lombok

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Lombok Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat or NTB) province. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. It is roughly circular, with a “tail” (Sekotong Peninsula) to the southwest. The provincial capital and largest city on the island is Mataram. It is somewhat similar in size and density with neighboring Bali and shares some cultural heritage, but is administratively…

Bima, West Nusa Tenggara

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Bima Bima, is a city and regency in West Nusa Tenggara, the capital city is Woha. Bima was build in 5 Juli 1640 century based on Islam Syariah and was led by Sultan Abdul Kahir as Sultan of Bima I. Since that time Bima was divided in some kingdoms and leaders. Bima is bounded with Flores ocean in North, Indonesia Ocean in South, Dompu regency in West and Sape strait in East. The topographical area of ??Bima regency majority (70%) is textured mountain plateau while the remainder (30%) is plain.…

Pasola, Between Tradition And Thought

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Pasola Pasola is derived from the world Sola or Hola meaning a kind of a long wooden stick used as a spear to fling each other by two opponent groups of horsemen. After given the prefix “Pa”, the meaning turns to be a game. Aa game which played by the Western Sumbanese to celebrate the rice planting season. The game is played by throwing wooden spears to the opponent while riding a horse. This annual game is played by two different groups of men from different clans or tribes. The…