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Virgin island of Lombok, Lombok Island Gorgeous nan is an exquisite island is described as "a beautiful princess who was still asleep" because of the beauty and serenity. Lombok lies between the two world famous attractions of the island of Bali and Komodo Island. Lombok in addition to beautiful, safe and convenient for vacationing also store a variety of unique culture and tradition is a mix of various other cultures such as the Balinese, Javanese, Bugis, Arabs etc.. The objects of the tour is very beautiful and unspoiled. Starting from ornamental fish and coral reefs in Gili Trawangan to the seabed flora and fauna and amazing natural charm nan at the top of Rinjani. Therefore, Lombok is increasingly captured the hearts of tourists both domestic and foreign tourists.AccessLombok can be accessed directly through Jakarta, Surabaya, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore by air and Bali by plane and ferry. Flight schedule is available every day with regular flights several times, especially from Bali. While the regular ferry is available every hour and a twice daily fast ferry to and from Lombok. In addition to its beauty, the easy access also makes Lombok increasingly visited by tourists.GeographyGeographically, Lombok is located at coordinates 116 351 and 8565 ° East ° S latitude.Lombok is part of a group of islands in Nusa Tenggara or formerly known as the Lesser Sunda, or Sunda Kleine. Area of the island of Lombok is approximately 5435 km ² the highest place on the island of Lombok is the peak of Mount Rinjani Volcano [the second highest in Indonesia] is looming at a height of 3726 m above sea level.DemographyThe population of Lombok island population is about 3 million people according to the data in 2009. Lombok Island is a native of Sasak tribe who are believed to be descendants of the tribe of Java. Sasak tribes scattered throughout the island of Lombok and dominate the overall population to 85%. Besides by indigenous Sasak, Lombok Island is also inhabited by ethnic Balinese, Javanese, Bugis, Banjar, Malay, Chinese and Arabic.TopographyTopographically, Lombok is dominated by the slopes of Rinjani Volcano. This makes most of the area in Lombok into fertile farmland. North and east slopes, for example, planted with garlic, onion tobacco and other horticulture crops with high quality. While rice is also a major crop in most of the island of Lombok. Although the southern Lombok area tends to be drier than other areas but still productive. Other commodities produced Lombok is corn, chilies, cotton, nuts etc..ReligionAncestral religion or religion Sasak Lombok's oldest tribe called Boda, then after the kingdoms of the expansion of Java to Lombok, Sasak tribe religion of Shiva-Buddha. Furthermore, after the expedition of Majapahit led by Gajah Mada go to Lombok, Sasak tribe embraced Hindu-Buddhist gamma. Islam entered Lombok XV century AD Muslims who originally came from Java, Lombok is growing rapidly and became the religion embraced by almost all ethnic Sasak today. Hence Islam is the religion of the majority on the island of Lombok [± 85%]. The second largest religion followed in Lombok is Hindu, which is embraced by the residents of Bali descent. In addition, Christians, Buddhists and other religions can also be found in Lombok. Adherents are immigrants from the various tribes that go to Lombok tens or even hundreds of years ago. In Bayan, Sembalun, Senaru, Pesugulan North Lombok, Pujut, Puyung, Sengkol, Rambitan, Sade South Lombok, Lombok Loyok Tetebatu and East and West Lombok tube and the Narmada and some other places there tepencil adherents of Islam flow Sasak or better known as the Islamic Wetu telu, a sect of Islam doctrine contaminated local animist, Hindu and ancestral traditions.ClimateAs usual elsewhere in Indonesisa, Lombok also has particularly two seasons namely the rainy season and dry season. The rainy season generally starts from October to March and dry season lasts from April to September. The average temperature throughout the year on the island of Lombok ranges between 21 º to 33 º Celsius.Flora And FaunaAlthough Lombok is geographically very close to Bali, animals and plants that exist in Lombok is slightly different from the one in Bali. Lombok is a border point between animals and plants that exist in Indonesaia the western and eastern parts. Because of this, Alfred Russel Wallace, a biologist from the IX century England called Lombok as The Wallace Line. In the north, the island of Lombok is dominated by valleys and hills are covered by edeluis, ferns, trees and shrubs are high. While in the south, Lombok tend to be more barren. Animals that can be found on Lombok are lizards, monitor lizards, cockatoos, parrots, koak caw, ravens, eagles, punglor, monkeys, pigs, deer and others.GovernmentLombok is part of West Nusa Tenggara Province [NTB] with extensive maternal 19708.79 km ² which was part of the province of Nusa Tenggara [Nusra]. On August 14, 1958, the Province Nusra separated into three provinces of Bali, NTB, and NTT [East Nusa Tenggara] brdasarkan Act No. 64 of 1958. Lombok is divided into 4 districts: West Lombok, North Lombok, Central Lombok and East Lombok and one city: Municipality of Mataram, it is also the capital of the province.HistoryThe word origin LombokAccording to the Chronicle content of Lombok, the oldest kingdom in power in this island kingdom named Laeq [Sasak: past], but other sources ie Suwung Chronicle, states that the oldest kingdom in Lombok is the Kingdom Suwung built and led by King Betara Sense. Suwung kingdom declined and then comes the Kingdom of Lombok. Some of the other kingdoms that once stood on the island of Lombok, among others Pejanggik, Langko, Bayan, chock Samarkaton, Selaparang etc..Among these kingdoms, the most advanced of the era and the most famous is the kingdom, based in Labuan Lombok Lombok now; a very beautiful bay and has a lot of fresh water sources. This situation makes many merchant from Palembang, Bantam, coarse sand, and Sulawesi menyiggahinya. Then in the reign of King Rangkesari, royal center was moved to the village of Lombok Selaparang the proposal and the duke of duke of Banda Yuda Yuda Lion. The transfer was carried out on the grounds lies the village of Selaparang more strategic and not easily attacked by the enemy than the previous position. Thus, it can disimpulakn bahawa Lombok word taken from the name of the kingdom. In Sasak language, a lexical word Lombok means a straight or honest. In everyday life or in kentekstual word Lombok can mean sincerity and honesty in all behavior and refrain from actions that harm others.Origin said the SasakAccording Rulof Goris, in the fifth century until the sixth century a wave of migration from Java to Bali and Lombok following the collapse of the kingdom of Daha and Kalinga. Marine transportation used by migrants crossing to Lombok called sacks [bamboo raft]. Based on sacks word that was, according to Goris, probably derived Sasak said.However, A Teeuw, Indonesia's Dutch writers suspect the word comes from customs Sasak people of Lombok that time who wore a headband made from tembasak [white cloth]. It could be sasak was taken from the last syllable tembasak sacks into a process that is repeated and so Sasak.Sacks in Sasak language means anything lexically and contextually can be interpreted as a blend of all things and grow together into one is the identity of the commons. Therefore, Sasak culture of Lombok was born from a variety of multi-ethnic cultures that inhabit this island like Java, Banjar, Bugis, Malay, etc..CultureThe proximity of Bali and Lombok's culture can not be separated with a history of these two neighboring islands. Beginning with the inclusion of the influence of Shiva-Buddha of the island of Java which brought migrants from around the Javanese kingdoms V and VI century AD until the infiltration of Hindu kingdom of Majapahit Hindu-Buddhist teachings introduced into the eastern parts of the archipelago in the seventh century AD, including to Bali and Lombok.In addition to cultural influences from the west [Bali and Java / majapahit] Lombok culture also influenced by the culture of the eastern culture of the Kingdom of Goa. However, the influence of western culture is the one who is more prominent in everyday life to date. Traditional clothing like headbands, for example, in traditional Sasak sapuk called [him] the same as men's fashion udeng in Bali and is similar to Java blangkon in menswear.Nebon habits [never cut hair for a husband whose wife is pregnant] contained in Bali, known also in the tradition of Sasak Lombok. During nebon, household activities handled husband. This habit is maintained with the aim of giving birth to generations of qualified physically and spiritually.The tradition of cutting teeth, puppet shows lelendong [leather], the same gamelan instruments, elopement tradition and others are also some of Atara many cultural similarities between Bali and Lombok. In addition, acculturation between Bali and Lombok is also seen in the beliefs and rituals of Islam or Islamic Sasak Wetu Telu.LanguageLocal languages are spoken in the island of Lombok by a native tribe called the Sasak Sasak language. Sasak language can be grouped into the same kind of language with the language of Java and Bali. Lots of vocabulary pronunciation, usage and meaning is the same with the vocabulary in Bahasa Bali and Java. This desebabkan by geographical and historical proximity between them. Sasak language Balinese and Javanese are both derived from the language of the Javanese script Old Kawi, Hanacaraka. Balinese and Sasak script Hanacaraka equally numbered 18, while the Java Hanacaraka of 20 characters.
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