Nusa Tenggara Barat General Information
The historical record in Lombok marked by the entry of the Majapahit kingdom which is then passed by the inspection of Gajah Mada in 1352.
History Of Nusa Tenggara Barat
In the process left a trail of four major royal brothers to each other, namely the Kingdom of Bayan in the west, the East Selaparang Kingdom, the Kingdom Langko in the middle, and south Pejanggik Kingdom.
In addition to these four kingdoms, there are small kingdoms, such as Parwa and prop and a few small villages, such as, Pujut, Tempit, Kedaro, Batudendeng, Kuripan, and Kentawang. The whole kingdom and the village became an independent territory, after the Majapahit kingdom collapsed.
Kingdom-based Lombok Labuhan Lombok is the most trekemuka royal and famous. City of Lombok is located on the Bay of Lombok, is very beautiful and has a fresh water source that much. This situation makes it much visited by traders from Palembang, Jakarta, Gresik, and Sulawesi.
Nusa Tenggara Barat Culture
This province includes the western part of West Nusa Tenggara archipelago. The two largest islands in this province is located at lombok west and Sumbawa is located in the east. This provincial capital is located Mataram in Lombok.
West Nusa Tenggara boundaries include areas north of Java and flores sea, south; Indonesia ocean, west; Strait Lombok / Bali province, east; Sape Strait / East Nusa Tenggara province.
West Nusa Tenggara Province is a large slab of didua Australian Indian and Eurasian dn form of mutually interacting, making West Nusa Tenggara region rich in mineral resources and energy. There are five types of metallic mineral mining materials, dintaranya, gold, silver, copper, sand best, and lead or lead.
West Nusa Tenggara become one of the major producers and suppliers of beef cattle and seeds for the needs of various regions in Indonesia.
The cow is a type of NTB (race) cow Bali, which includes leading commodity NTB and has the domestic and export markets. In addition to cows and buffaloes, other supporting commodities are pigs, goats and horses, chickens, and ducks.
Nusa Tenggara Barat Population
Symptoms of culture in people’s lives a very dominant NTB is addiction, and public adherence to the figures of religious or traditional leaders as role models in everyday life, it influences people’s lives based patriakhis system.
Interpretation of religious teachings that have not been right often influence the attitudes and public opinion that is implemented on the system of social and cultural values that influence society’s view of the status of women and men in social life.
NTB tribal communities, namely Sasak tribe on the island of Lombok, tribes in the district Mbojo Bima and Dompu District Samawa and tribes in the district of West Sumbawa and Sumbawa.
Language in Nusa Tenggara Barat Indonesia
Regional languages in use, the language Sasak, Sumbawa language, and language Mbojo.
Nusa Tenggara Barat Culinary
About food? Do not forget to taste the chicken plecing TALIWANG and kale. There are also various special satay Lombok, such as satay bulayak, ie satay served with peanut sauce and diamond. The meat is also all kinds, ranging from beef, chicken, chicken jerohan snails.
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Tourist Office:
Jl. Singosari No. 2 mataram 831,227
Phone. (62-370) 631730, 633886, 6358474, 6387828-9
Fax. (62-370) 637233, 635874
Originally posted 2009-09-25 22:15:38. Republished by Blog Post Promoter