Galunggung Mountaint, Tasikmalaya

Galunggung mountain a volcano with an altitude of 2167 meters above sea level, located about 17 miles from downtown Tasikmalaya. There are several tourist attractions on offer include a tourist attraction and appeal wanawisata with an area of ​​approximately 120 hectares under management Perhutanioffice. Another object of approximately 3 hectares in the form of hot water bath (Cipanas) complete with swimming pool, bathroom and hot tub water.

Galunggung is one of the volcano was active there in the plains of Sunda. The last eruption occurred in 1994, while the last catastrophic eruption occurred in 1982 with a sound boom, flame of fire, and flashes of lightning. Activities of the eruption lasted for nine months and ended on January 8, 1983. The terrible volcanic eruption to cause a spectacular lightning displays documented by the united states department of geology.

As a tourist attraction, many visitors Galunggung is local tourists, while tourists from foreign countries are still below a count of 100 people on average per year. On average, domestic and foreign tourists who visit the Mount Galunggung amounted to 213,382 persons per year.

Seeing the potential appeal that may be explored, as well as a strategic geographical position, and has the particularity of the landscape of Mount Galunggung tourism potential enough to be sold to foreign tourists. But tourism is not packaged in a professional package tours.

 Galunggung mountaint as a tourist attraction

Most visitors are tourists attractions Galunggung locally, while tourists from foreign countries are still below a count of 100 people on average per year. On average, domestic and foreign tourists who visit the Mount Galunggung amounted to 213,382 persons per year.

Seeing the potential appeal that may be explored, as well as a strategic geographical position, and has the particularity of the landscape of Mount Galunggung tourism potential enough to be sold to foreign tourists. But tourism is not packaged in a professional package tours.

For those of you who are interested to make the climb to the peak / crater of Mount Galunggung, you can start from the village Singaparna (located approximately 6 km from the town of Tasikmalaya, 60 km from the town of Garut). From Singaparna Talagabodas you're heading, you can start the climb from here after registering to the post ascent.

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Dian Al Mahri Mosque, Depok

Dian Al Mahri Mosque also known as the Golden Dome Mosque is a mosque built on the edge of roadway in District Meruyung-Cinere Limo, Depok. The mosque is other than as a place of worship for Muslims pray daily, the mosque complex has also become a family tourist area and attract many people because the dome-dome is made ​​of gold. Also because of the vast area available and freely accessible to the public, so the place is often a family vacation destination or just be a place to rest.

history

It was built by Hj. Dian Djuriah Maimun Al Rashid, a businessman from Jakarta, who has bought this land since 1996. This mosque was built since 2001 and was completed around the end of 2006. The mosque is open to the public on December 31, 2006, to coincide with Eid al-Adha is the second time that year. With a total area of ​​50 acres, the building of this mosque occupies an area of 60 x 120 meters or about 8000 square meters. The mosque itself is able to accommodate about some 20,000 pilgrims. Mosque area is often referred to as the region most magnificent mosques in Southeast Asia.

architecture

Dian Al Mahri mosque has 5 domes. One of the main dome and four smaller domes. Uniquely, all gilded dome 2 to 3 millimeters thick and the crystal mosaic. The main dome dome shape resembles the Taj Mahal. The dome has a diameter below 16 meters, diameter of the middle 20 meters, and height of 25 meters. While four small dome has a diameter less than 6 meters, the center 7 meters, and height of 8 meters. Also in this mosque there is a chandelier imported directly from Italy weighing 8 tons.

In addition, the relief decoration on top of the priests also made of 18 carat gold. So is the fence on the second floor and ornate calligraphy on the ceiling of the mosque. While the crown pillar of the mosque, amounting to 168 pieces of materials coated prado or residual gold.

In general, the architecture of the mosque following the architectural typology of the mosque in the Middle East with a characteristic dome, minaret (tower), the page in the (plaza), and the use of decorative detail or decoration with geometric elements and obelisks, to strengthen the Islamic characteristics of the architecture. Another characteristic is the entrance portal and ornate geometric form of the obelisk as well as ornaments.

The pages in size 45 x 57 meters and can accommodate 8000 worshipers. Six towers (minarets) or hexagonal-shaped hexagon, which symbolizes the pillars of faith, towering as high as 40 meters. The six towers were clad in gray granite imported from Italy with a circular ornament. At its peak there is a dome of 24-karat gold-plated mosaic. While the dome refers to a widely used form of dome mosques in Persia and India. Five dome symbolizes the pillars of Islam, all clad in 24-karat gold-plated mosaic of materials imported from Italy.

In the interior, this mosque presents the pillars towering to create a grand-scale space. Mosque monochrome color space is dominated by the main elements of the color beige, to give the character a quiet and warm room. Material made ​​of marble imported from Turkey and Italy. In the middle of the room, hanging lamps made ​​of brass plated gold weighing 2.7 tons, which worked on the expert workmanship of the Italians.

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Muara Gembong Beach, Bekasi

The beach is located in the village of Muara Gembong Coast District Simplified Estuary Gembong. Estuary beach beach Gembong have beauty charm that promises to be a tourist attraction in the District of Bekasi.

There are tours of the mangrove forests of mangrove forest / mangrove vegetation numerous in the northern coastal estuary Gembong, but this time his condition has suffered damage caused by logging and fragmented by the creation of ponds so that the living area 386.21 ha of mangrove vegetation, or 3.4 % of the region based on analysis of data from the Center for Marine Studies in 2002. To be able to maintain and conserve the existing mangroves on the coast north of Muara Gembong, Tarumajaya, and Babelan conducted the following business enabled the utilization of mangrove forests for sustainable productivity / sustainability, and maintain the ecological system needs to improve biodiversity, particularly the community of conserving mangrove habitat.

There is also a pond that is tourist coastal aquaculture activities in the district of Bekasi consists of fish and shrimp cultivation spread over three districts large coastal ponds of 8020 ha, ie 7423 in the district of Muara Gembong Ha, 187 Ha in District Tarumajaya, and 410 ha in the District Babelan. With the significant functionality changes on mangrove forest ecosystems in the three districts, can be created / set up three model farms in coastal areas Bekasi model called Kao-kao, Komplangan, and GEI Wai.

Conditions are calm waters in the northern coastal Bekasi is a potential for the development of marine aquaculture (marine culture) for different types of fish and seaweed. These conditions allow for fish farming activities in Muara Gembong, Tarumajaya, and Babelan, while seaweed produced at the Beach Village Hurip Jaya (District Babelan) have the best quality in the archipelago.

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Tangkuban Perahu, Bandung

White crater is located in the southern city of Bandung, within 46 miles or 2.5 hours from Bandung to the gates to the location kawah.Daripintu gone deep into the crater located about 5 km or can be taken approximately 20 minutes. Through the paved roads winding with a view of natural forests with various species of plants. White crater is located in a mountain called Mount Patuha. Long ago, people considered this crater is haunted areas because many birds die instantly through this crater.

Then denied even this belief, when in 1837 a Dutch scientist Dr German. Franz Wilhelm Junghun who is also a Dutch planters who love nature conservation do some research and found that the awesomeness was not caused by the lava bursts of sulfur that smells very menyengat.Namun when the discovery of the fact that people were not interested in making this place as a tourist attraction. Only after PT Perhutani developed in 1987, a white crater area made ​​into a tourist attraction in West Java. The water in the crater of this mountain than the water colors are bright and well always berubah2. This is what eventually became the main attraction. crater surface is generally rocky and sandy white color,

so that the crater was later known as the white crater. Some researchers say that Patuha still active, so found some craters that are still turbulent jets. Also found near this place a 5-meter deep cave once used as a sulfur mine. I wonder if some steamy crater tiba2 lot, and visitors found coughs from inhaling weather that smelled of sulfur is very sharp.

The beauty of White crater lake, is very enchanting and amazing. Plus very cool temperatures throughout the day (temperature around 8-22 degrees Celsius). Perhaps because of this crater is located on a mountain that has a height of approximately 2.434m above sea level. In fact, if you already know the wonders of nature, would say nothing as beautiful as White crater craters. Because of its natural beauty, is often used as a place Crater White Photo prawedding (very much), filming movies and soap operas. Even today in Jakarta and surrounding cities as well,

if anyone want prawedding photo, white crater will always be the primary choice. The beauty of white crater is expressed by words difficult. Come and enjoy yourself dech .. Guaranteed you would be amazed. There are even some articles about the white crater I have ever read on the internet, it presupposes the beauty of the white crater "As Heaven is scattered" [Fabulous yes ..!!].

On the way to the crater, we will pass the object of interest such as old railroad tracks, fields of yellow, green tea gardens and pine forests and wide. In keeping with the white crater path you can go on to the Situ patengan or camping to Ranca Upas, which is also the breeding of deer, or swim in the heated pool ciwalini. Ciwidey road from the highway to the parking area near the crater, was slightly damaged, but it did not dampen White crater intention visitors to come there. From day to day visitors continue to crowded and multiply. Perhaps because cool street does not feel it was night, never fear, here are many hotels available that you can rent to stay. Going home from the crater or white do not forget to stop at strawberry plantations in the region Rancabali. There you can pick your own fruit tuk to take home.

Curious is not it?? hence, when she was visiting Bandung, set your time and try to stop by the White crater. Guaranteed to be a satisfactory way.

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Observatorium Bosscha, Bandung

Bosscha Observatory is one of the observation of the oldest stars in the Indonesia. Bosscha Observatory located in Lembang, West Java, about 15 km in the northern city of Bandung with geographic coordinates 107 ° 36 'east longitude and 6 ° 49' south latitude. This place stands on the land area of ​​6 hectares, and located at an altitude of 1310 meters above sea level or at an altitude of 630 m from the plateau of Bandung. Code of the International Astronomical Union observatory to observatory Bosscha is 299.

history

Bosscha Observatory (formerly called Bosscha Sterrenwacht) built by Sterrenkundige Nederlandsch-Indische Vereeniging (NISV) or the Association of the Dutch East Indies star. At the first meeting NISV, it was decided to build an observatory in Indonesia to promote Astronomy in the Dutch East Indies. And in that meeting, Karel Albert Rudolf Bosscha, a landlord in Malabar tea plantation, would be a major funder and promised to provide assistance purchasing telescopes. In recognition of his services K.A.R. Bosscha in the construction of this observatory, hence the name Bosscha immortalized as the name of this observatory.

Construction of the observatory itself spent less than 5 years since 1923 until 1928.

The first international publication Bosscha Observatory carried out in 1933. But then the observation is to be discontinued due to World War II. After the war, carried out major renovation at the observatory because of the ravages of war until the end of the observatory can operate normally again.

Then on October 17, 1951, this observatory NISV handed to the government of Indonesia. After the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) was established in 1959, Bosscha Observatory became part of the ITB. And since then, Bosscha functioned as research institutes and Astronomy formal education in Indonesia.

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