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LOMBOK ISLAND
- WEST NUSA TENGGARA
Lombok
island is part of West Nusa Tenggara province, lies just
east of the celebrated island of Gods, Bali and the
neighboring off the beaten track Sumbawa to the east.
Lombok island can be reach both by air from Bali, Surabaya,
Jakarta and other cities in Indonesia while by sea from
Padang Bai harbor east of Bali Island and Poto Tano west
Sumbawa Island.
Surrounded by emerald green hills and the second highest
volcano in Indonesia,Rinjani dominated its the northern
side. It is one the world’s famous trekking destinations
beside its immaculate white sandy beaches with swaying palm
trees line up the coastal areas.
Lombok also has many small islets with their well known
under water sea world, the Gilis, such as Trawangan, Meno,
Air, Nanggu, Gede and Sulat at east Lombok.
Lombok is devided into 3 regencies and one minupality, West
Lombok the capital city is Gerung around 15 minutes from
Mataram City. Central Lombok the capital city is Praya and
can be reach only 30 minutes from Mataram. East Lombok the
capital city is Selong, around 55 kilometer from Mataram.
Lombok is home to approximately 3 million people, they are
mainly Sasak and several hundred thousands of Balinese and a
small population of Arab and Chinese.
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