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Central Lombok

The capital, Mataram, is located west of this area, originally a collection of four different cities, the harbor of Ampenan, Mataram which is the administrative center for West Nusa Tenggara, Cakranegara which is the business center and Bertais. Cakranegara was at the start of the 18th century the home of the crown prince of Karangasem on East Bali. The palace do not exist anymore, but several temples and parks still remains, like Pura Meru which is one of the oldest Hindu temple on Lombok, built in 1720 by Anak Agung Made Karang. It is dedicated to the Hindu trinity Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, and consists of many buildings and shrines, in addition three meru, towers with several levels. Taman Mayura is a so-called water palace from 1744, where bloody fights between Dutch and Balinese forces took place in 1894.

Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat is also worth a visit if you like an insight into the history, culture and geology of Lombok and Sumbawa. Few tourists prefer to stay in Mataram, at least for a long time, but there are many hotels and restaurants here to choose among.

Just east of Mataram is an interesting area with nice rice fields, villages and temples. Taman Narmada was built here in 1727 of the Balinese king Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Karang Asem. The site was built as a beautiful garden for recreation and a place to worship Shiva. The large pool was meant to represent Segara Anak, the lake inside the Rinjani caldera. When the king became to old and weak to personally visit the 3.726 meter high peak of Rinjani he made Narmada as a representation of the mountain and the lake. Inside the park there is a temple still in use; Pura Kalasa.

The Pura Lingsar temple, about 7 km from Narmada, was built in 1714 and rebuilt again in 1878 as a symbol of the harmony between Balinese Hindus and Sasak Muslims, especially those who followed the local Islamic Wektu Telu religion. This is said to be the most sacred temple complex on Lombok, and maybe the only one in the world where both Hindus and Muslims come to pray. The temple is split in two separate sections on two different levels, the Balinese temple is located on the highest ground. The Wektu Telu temple has a small pool dedicated to Vishnu where holy eels can be lured to appear from their hidings by feeding them hard boiled eggs.

Sukarare is a small town south of Cakranegara with traditional weavers, today this has become a traditional tourist trap with several stores where you can buy the famous ikat textiles. This is still an interesting place to visit for an insight in the art of traditional weaving. Lombok is known for it's unique variation of ikat, the light patterned textile "songket". For several generations this has been made with manual methods and tools still in use.

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