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Rinjani Mountain National Park, West Nusa Tenggara

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Gunung Rinjani National Park is located on the island of Lombok, Indonesia in the North Lombok Regency. The park covers about 41,330 hectares and consists of mountainous areas. Mount Rinjani (Gunung Rinjani), which is the third highest mountain of Indonesia (3,726 m), is located in this national park, giving this park its name. Some of endangered plants are protected in this national park, such as: Pterospermum javanicum, Swietenia macrophylla, Ficus superba, Toona sureni, Vanda sp., Usnea sp and Anaphalis sp. There are also several endangered fauna protected in this national…

Welcome To Mataram

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Mataram Mataram is the capital of the Province of West Nusa Tenggara or Nusa Tenggara Barat. The city is situated within Lombok Barat Regency and lies on the western side Lombok Island, it is also the largest city of the province. The Sasak people are the indigenous people of Lombok and form the majority of Mataram’s residents. Mataram is also home to people of Baliese, Chinese, Tionghoa-peranakan people of mixed Indonesian and Chinese descent and small number of Arab Indonesian people, mainly of Yemeni descent who settled in the early…

Welcome To The Island Of Lombok

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Lombok Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat or NTB) province. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. It is roughly circular, with a “tail” (Sekotong Peninsula) to the southwest. The provincial capital and largest city on the island is Mataram. It is somewhat similar in size and density with neighboring Bali and shares some cultural heritage, but is administratively…