LOMBOK ISLAND DESCRIBE
Lombok Island (total population in 2009: 2,683,705 inhabitants) is an island in the Lesser Sunda Islands or Nusa Tenggara are separated by the Lombok Strait from Bali in sebelat west and the Alas Strait to the east of Sumbawa. The island is roughly spherical with a sort of "tail" in the southwest, approximately 70 km in length. Size of this island to reach 5435 km ², placing it on 108 rating from the list based on the breadth of the island in the world. The main town on the island is Mataram.
Administrative division
Lombok including the provinces of West Nusa Tenggara and the island itself is divided into 4 counties and 1 municipality:
Mataram Municipality
Regency West Lombok
Central Lombok
Regency of East Lombok
North Lombok
Geography
Lombok Strait marks the boundaries of flora and fauna of Asia. Starting from the island of Lombok to the east, more indicative of flora and fauna similarity with the flora and fauna found in Australia than Asia. Scientists who first stated this is Alfred Russel Wallace, an Englishman in the 19th century. To honor this limit is called the Wallace Line.
Topography of the island is dominated by Rinjani volcano which reaches a height of 3726 meters above sea level and makes it the third highest in Indonesia. The mountain last erupted in June-July 1994. In 1997 the mountain region and the middle of the lake Segara Anak otherwise protected by the government. Areas south of the island consists mostly of fertile land used for agriculture, commodities are usually planted in this area such as corn, rice, coffee, tobacco and cotton.
Demography
Approximately 80% of the population of this island is the Sasak tribe, a tribe that is still close to the tribal peoples of Bali, but the majority embraced Islam. Remaining population is Balinese, Javanese, and Arabic Tionghoa.
The language Used
In addition to the Indonesian language as the national language, the inhabitants of the island of Lombok (Sasak tribe mainly), use the Sasak language as the main language in everyday conversations. Throughout Lombok Sasak language itself can be found in four different dialects of the different dialects of Lombok ie northern, central, northeast and southeast. In addition to the many tribal people who live in Lombok Bali (mostly from the former Kingdom of Karangasem), in some places, especially in West Lombok and Mataram municipality settlements can be found using the language of Bali as the language of everyday conversation.
Religion
Most of the population, especially the island of Lombok Sasak tribe embraced Islam. Adopted the second largest religion in this island is the Hindu religion, which is embraced by the inhabitants of Balinese descent of about 15% of the total population there. Christian, Buddhist and other religions can also be found, and especially embraced by migrants from different tribes and ethnic groups who live on this island.
In the northern part of West Lombok, precisely in the area of Bayan, especially among those who are elderly, still can be found for the followers of Islam flow Wetu Barbadensis (three). Unlike most adherents of Islam who do pray five times a day, the adherents of this teaching practice obligatory prayers only in three of time. It is said that this happens because the disseminator of Islam when Islam is taught in stages and for some reason did not have time to improve preaching.
Lombok History
According to the contents of Babad Lombok, the oldest royal ever ruled on this island named Kingdom Laeq (in Sasak means laeq past tense), but other sources ie Suwung Chronicle, states that the oldest monarchy in the Kingdom Suwung Lombok is built and led by King Betara Sense. Kingdom Suwung then subsided and was replaced by the Kingdom of Lombok. In the 9th century until the 11th century kingdom of the Sasak which then stood defeated by one of the kingdom which originated from Bali at the time. Some of the other kingdoms which once stood on the island of Lombok, among others Pejanggik, Langko, Bayan, chock Samarkaton and Selaparang.
Selaparang own kingdoms emerged in the two periods, namely in the 13th century and 16th century. Selaparang kingdom first is Hindu kingdom and its power ended with the arrival of the Majapahit kingdom expedition in 1357. Kingdom Selaparang second is the Islamic empire and its power ended in 1744 after defeated by the combined forces of the Kingdom of Karangasem Bali Banjar Brittle and Arya who is a treason against the royal family because of problems with the king Selaparang Selaparang. This led to the occupation of Bali Balinese culture strong influence on the western side of Lombok, as in dance as well as heritage buildings (eg the Palace Cakranegara Ampenan). It was not until 1894 Lombok free from interference due to the influence of Karangasem Batavia (Dutch East Indies) who entered because of the rebellion Sasak people inviting them to come. However, Lombok and then under the authority of the Dutch East Indies direct.
The entry of Japan (1942) makes automated Lombok was under Japanese occupation government control the eastern region. After World War II, Lombok could be under the State of East Indonesia, before then in 1950 joined with the Republic of Indonesia.
Lombok Tourism
Lombok in many ways similar to Bali, and in the decade of the 1990s began to be known by foreign tourists. But with the advent of the monetary crisis hit Indonesia in late 1997 and other crises that accompany it, the potential of tourism rather abandoned. Then in early 2000 riots inter-ethnic and inter-religion in the whole of Lombok so happened
in a massive evacuation of minorities. They mainly fled to the island of Bali. But after some time later the situation has become conducive and they're back. In the year 2007 the tourism sector is the only growing sector in Lombok.
Most Popular Tourism Destination:
Senggigi Beach
Gili Air
Gili Meno
Gili Trawangan
Mount Rinjani
Kuta Beach, Lombok
Lombok Island (total population in 2009: 2,683,705 inhabitants) is an island in the Lesser Sunda Islands or Nusa Tenggara are separated by the Lombok Strait from Bali in sebelat west and the Alas Strait to the east of Sumbawa. The island is roughly spherical with a sort of "tail" in the southwest, approximately 70 km in length. Size of this island to reach 5435 km ², placing it on 108 rating from the list based on the breadth of the island in the world. The main town on the island is Mataram.
Administrative division
Lombok including the provinces of West Nusa Tenggara and the island itself is divided into 4 counties and 1 municipality:
Mataram Municipality
Regency West Lombok
Central Lombok
Regency of East Lombok
North Lombok
Geography
Lombok Strait marks the boundaries of flora and fauna of Asia. Starting from the island of Lombok to the east, more indicative of flora and fauna similarity with the flora and fauna found in Australia than Asia. Scientists who first stated this is Alfred Russel Wallace, an Englishman in the 19th century. To honor this limit is called the Wallace Line.
Topography of the island is dominated by Rinjani volcano which reaches a height of 3726 meters above sea level and makes it the third highest in Indonesia. The mountain last erupted in June-July 1994. In 1997 the mountain region and the middle of the lake Segara Anak otherwise protected by the government. Areas south of the island consists mostly of fertile land used for agriculture, commodities are usually planted in this area such as corn, rice, coffee, tobacco and cotton.
Demography
Approximately 80% of the population of this island is the Sasak tribe, a tribe that is still close to the tribal peoples of Bali, but the majority embraced Islam. Remaining population is Balinese, Javanese, and Arabic Tionghoa.
The language Used
In addition to the Indonesian language as the national language, the inhabitants of the island of Lombok (Sasak tribe mainly), use the Sasak language as the main language in everyday conversations. Throughout Lombok Sasak language itself can be found in four different dialects of the different dialects of Lombok ie northern, central, northeast and southeast. In addition to the many tribal people who live in Lombok Bali (mostly from the former Kingdom of Karangasem), in some places, especially in West Lombok and Mataram municipality settlements can be found using the language of Bali as the language of everyday conversation.
Religion
Most of the population, especially the island of Lombok Sasak tribe embraced Islam. Adopted the second largest religion in this island is the Hindu religion, which is embraced by the inhabitants of Balinese descent of about 15% of the total population there. Christian, Buddhist and other religions can also be found, and especially embraced by migrants from different tribes and ethnic groups who live on this island.
In the northern part of West Lombok, precisely in the area of Bayan, especially among those who are elderly, still can be found for the followers of Islam flow Wetu Barbadensis (three). Unlike most adherents of Islam who do pray five times a day, the adherents of this teaching practice obligatory prayers only in three of time. It is said that this happens because the disseminator of Islam when Islam is taught in stages and for some reason did not have time to improve preaching.
Lombok History
According to the contents of Babad Lombok, the oldest royal ever ruled on this island named Kingdom Laeq (in Sasak means laeq past tense), but other sources ie Suwung Chronicle, states that the oldest monarchy in the Kingdom Suwung Lombok is built and led by King Betara Sense. Kingdom Suwung then subsided and was replaced by the Kingdom of Lombok. In the 9th century until the 11th century kingdom of the Sasak which then stood defeated by one of the kingdom which originated from Bali at the time. Some of the other kingdoms which once stood on the island of Lombok, among others Pejanggik, Langko, Bayan, chock Samarkaton and Selaparang.
Selaparang own kingdoms emerged in the two periods, namely in the 13th century and 16th century. Selaparang kingdom first is Hindu kingdom and its power ended with the arrival of the Majapahit kingdom expedition in 1357. Kingdom Selaparang second is the Islamic empire and its power ended in 1744 after defeated by the combined forces of the Kingdom of Karangasem Bali Banjar Brittle and Arya who is a treason against the royal family because of problems with the king Selaparang Selaparang. This led to the occupation of Bali Balinese culture strong influence on the western side of Lombok, as in dance as well as heritage buildings (eg the Palace Cakranegara Ampenan). It was not until 1894 Lombok free from interference due to the influence of Karangasem Batavia (Dutch East Indies) who entered because of the rebellion Sasak people inviting them to come. However, Lombok and then under the authority of the Dutch East Indies direct.
The entry of Japan (1942) makes automated Lombok was under Japanese occupation government control the eastern region. After World War II, Lombok could be under the State of East Indonesia, before then in 1950 joined with the Republic of Indonesia.
Lombok Tourism
Lombok in many ways similar to Bali, and in the decade of the 1990s began to be known by foreign tourists. But with the advent of the monetary crisis hit Indonesia in late 1997 and other crises that accompany it, the potential of tourism rather abandoned. Then in early 2000 riots inter-ethnic and inter-religion in the whole of Lombok so happened
in a massive evacuation of minorities. They mainly fled to the island of Bali. But after some time later the situation has become conducive and they're back. In the year 2007 the tourism sector is the only growing sector in Lombok.
Most Popular Tourism Destination:
Senggigi Beach
Gili Air
Gili Meno
Gili Trawangan
Mount Rinjani
Kuta Beach, Lombok
