lombok island

LOMBOK ISLAND

      LOMBOK ISLAND   (population in 2001: 2,722,123 inhabitants) [1] is an island in the Lesser Sunda Islands or Nusa Tenggara are separated by the Lombok Strait of Bali in the west and the Alas Strait to the east of Sumbawa. The island is roughly spherical with a sort of "tails" on the southwest side of a length of approximately 70 km. This island area reaching 5,435 km², put them on 108 ratings from the list based on the extent of the world's islands. The main town on the island is mataram.

  Lombok Strait marks the boundary of flora and fauna of Asia. Starting from the island of Lombok to the east, flora and fauna more showed similarities with the flora and fauna found in Australia than Asia [2]. Scientists who first stated this is Alfred Russel Wallace, a British 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 making it the third highest in Indonesia. The mountain last erupted in June-July 1994. In 1997 the mountain region and adjoining lake Segara Anak otherwise protected by the government. Areas south of the island is largely composed of fertile land used for agriculture, commodities are usually planted in this area such as corn, rice, coffee, tobacco and cotton.

Approximately 80% of the population of this island is the Sasak tribe, a tribe that is still close to Bali tribe, but most converted to Islam. The rest of the population is Balinese, Javanese, Chinese and Arabic.

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 financial crisis that hit Indonesia in late 1997 and other crises that accompany it, the tourism potential rather been displaced. Then in early 2000 riots inter-ethnic and inter-religious throughout Lombok, causing massive displacement 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 2007, the tourism sector is the only sector in Lombok growing. One of tourism object in lombok is:

1.       RINJANI MOUNTAIN

Mount Rinjani is an icon of tourism as well as tourist attractions in Lombok most famous. With a height of over 3,700 meters.

2. SENGGIGI BEACH

Senggigi Beach is a famous tourist spot in Lombok. It is on the west coast of the island of Lombok. Senggigi Beach is not as big as Kuta Beach in Bali, but once we were here will feel like being at Kuta Beach, Bali. Entering the Senggigi beach area, tourists seta immediately accosted by a gentle breeze that soothes. Coastal beaches are still beautiful, although there are still scattered leaf litter because rarely cleaned. Underwater scenery is very beautiful, and tourists can do a surface dive (snorkel) as much because the waves are not too big. Ketengah towering coral reefs causing large waves breaking in the middle.

3.  GILI TRAWANGAN

Gili Trawangan is the largest of the three small islands or dyke contained in northwest Lombok. Trawangan is also the only dyke which height above sea level is significant. With a length of 3 km and 2 km wide, Trawangan population of about 800 inhabitants. Among the three dyke, Trawangan has facilities for tourists of the most diverse; tavern "Tir Na Nog" claims that Trawangan is the smallest island in the world is his Irish bar. The most densely populated part is east of the island.

4.      TIRAI KELAMBU WATERFALL

Waterfall Yarn Nets are at the top upstream of Niagara Yarn Stokel. This waterfall out of the sidelines Gambung shady tree with six rows of water gushing from the point on a hill similar to mosquito nets / curtains. That's why this waterfall is called Yarn Nets

Located in the hamlet Pemotoh, Aik Berik Village, Batu keliang North, Central Lombok (Attic), West Nusa Tenggara

These are just a tourist spot located on the island of Lombok. but actually, there are many more tourist attractions there are quite interesting to visit.