Senggigi used to be the main tourist strip of the
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
n island of
Lombok
Lombok, is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. 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 rou ...
, stretched out along several kilometers of the beachfront just to the north of the capital,
Mataram. The site of a building frenzy in the late 1990s when Lombok was hyped to be the next
Bali
Bali (English:; Balinese language, Balinese: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller o ...
, the communal violence of 2000 and the
2002 Bali bombing dealt Senggigi a severe blow, with tourist numbers declining precipitously and many construction projects halted. Senggigi has now fallen behind Kuta Lombok in the south of the island and the North Western Gili islands in terms of popularity and development.
Sights
''Pura Batu Bolong'' is a Hindu temple with 14 altars on a rock on the beach which is visited by many worshippers. The name means "Rock with a hole". In the south of Senggigi is the grave of Batu Layar (''Makam Batu Layar''), a Muslim saint. The salty waterfall at the end of Nambung Beach can be reached on foot or by boat.
Gallery
File:SenggigiHighSt1.JPG, High Street of Senggigi, northern part
File:SenggigiHighSt2.JPG, High Street, Senggigi, Lombok, Indonesia
File:GraveBatuLayar.JPG, Grave of Batu Layar near Senggigi
File:SenggigiBeach.jpg, Senggigi Beach
File:Senggigi Beach view from Jalan Raya Senggigi.JPG, Senggigi Beach view from Jalan Raya Sengigi
References
External links
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* ''NY Times article''
Next Stop Lombok Island
Populated places in Lombok
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