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Nusa Tenggara Barat and Lombok may be considered economically depressed by First World standards and a large majority of the population live in poverty. Still, the island is fertile, has sufficient rainfall in most areas for agriculture, and possesses a variety of climate zones.
Gendang beleg performance in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Kendang or Gendang is a two-headed drum used by peoples from Indonesian archipelago . Among the Javanese , Sundanese , or Balinese peoples , the kendang has one side larger than the other, with the larger, lower-pitched side usually placed to the right, and are usually placed on stands ...
Etymologically, Nusa Tenggara means "Southeast Islands" from the words of nusa which means 'island' from Old Javanese language and tenggara means 'southeast'. The main Lesser Sunda Islands are, from west to east: Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Sumba, Savu, Rote, Timor, Atauro, Alor archipelago, Barat Daya Islands, and Tanimbar Islands.
West Nusa Tenggara is known for its Sasak culture in Lombok and Samawa and Mbojo culture in Sumbawa, which still maintain their local customs and arts. West Nusa Tenggara is also known for its natural environment, including beaches such as Kuta Beach in Lombok and Lakey Beach in Sumbawa, which are popular surfing destinations.
Sumbawa Besar is a town on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, and is the second-biggest settlement on the island after Bima.It is the administrative capital of the Sumbawa Regency within the province of West Nusa Tenggara, and has a population of 56,337 inhabitants as of the 2010 census [2] and 62,753 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 63,362.
(Daerah Istimewa Surakarta) [17] Surakarta: 1945–1946 Central Java: Sumatra [18] Bukittinggi / Medan: 1945–1948 Central Sumatra North Sumatra South Sumatra: Kalimantan [19] Banjarmasin: 1945–1956 East Kalimantan South Kalimantan West Kalimantan: Nusa Tenggara [20] Singaraja: 1945–1958 Bali East Nusa Tenggara West Nusa Tenggara: Sulawesi ...
West Lombok Regency is bounded by North Lombok Regency to the north, Central Lombok Regency to the east and the Lombok Strait to the west. To the northeast of the regency is Mount Rinjani which at 3,726 m is the third highest mountain the second-largest volcano in the country and is and an active volcano The oldest recorded historical eruption was in 1847 and last eruption was in May 2010.
To the north lies the Java Sea.To the west are North Lombok Regency and Central Lombok Regency.To the south is the Lombok Basin and the Indian Ocean and to the east lies Elas Strait, a narrow body of water separating Lombok and the nearby small Gili Belang from Sumbawa which lies approximately 15 km to the east.