The tomb Of Selaparang East Lombok , Tomb Kings Lombok

Grave Selaparang East Lombok
The tomb is located in Kampung Presak Selaparang, Selaparang, Kecamatan Pringgabaya, Lombok Regency East, or around 55 kilometers from Mataram city. a smooth path, making the location of historical tourism in East Lombok is a motor vehicle of any type.

According to a collection of tourist destinations are in the stacking of Department of culture and tourism of NTB, the Tomb monument of historical relics including Liberating and archaeology that was not used as its function as a burial place, and so is classified as a dead monument.
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Historically, the graveyard, or the local people call the sacred tomb of King Selaparang, has important social functions as a place of pilgrimage of the community. This can be seen at certain times of the season, particularly on the departure of the Congregation of the Hajj to Mecca, many communities that pilgrimage to the tomb of Liberating. This tradition still continues to this day.
From a review of history, ancient Selaparang is a great Kingdom in Lombok who many in the know, both on the island of Lombok as well as outside the region. Selaparang until now also still preserved the name Selaparang, Liberating tomb is located.

According to head of the Marketing Department of culture and tourism of NTB, Muhariyadi Kurniawan, there are two Tomb complex in the village of Liberating the sacred Tomb, that of Liberating and the tomb of the Cape. "Both the Tomb complex is by the people of the island of Lombok in the trust as a burial place for the Kings of Liberating," he said.

Dear Ari, advanced greetings companion, due to the lack of written data that exists in Lombok, anyone's name figures are buried at the tomb of the Mausoleum, as well as Liberating the sacred Cape is not yet known for sure. "It's just, if you look at the shape of the tombs and stone tombstone, probably buried it is the influential figures. Be a King, or religious character, "said Ari.

In the Hallowed Tomb complex that Historically there is a tombstone inscribed with the Arabic letters and other letters is the transition from old Javanese letters to the letter. The inscription consists of five lines carved in the stone Tomb in the form of relief embossing reads; La Ilaha Ilallah (first line), Wa Muhammadun Rasul (second line), Ulla Maesan (third line), Gagawean (fourth line), and of the Yuga (a fifth row).

If in the view of the study, the largest part of the tombstone at the grave of Liberating it is almost the same as the Tomb forms that exist in Aceh, Banten, and Madura originating from the 16th and 17th centuries AD.

Thus, from an archeological relic of Islam, the Tomb in the village historically including relics of an old one. Maybe even once alleged Nieuwenhuizen (Western scholars) about the emergence of the Kingdom of Liberating, and the opinions of Henry Julian de Graaf (Western scholars) about the influx of Islam in Lombok are brought by Sunan Prapen, may have a point.

However during the scientific evidence does not exist, then the opinion still is sheer conjecture. "That's the mystery, why is the tomb of Liberating much interest the tourists visiting, including challenging the researchers who feel curious to unravel the truth," Please, Ari.
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For tourists who visit to Lombok dial Ari, the existence of such a Grave historical tourist destinations historically certainly can be an alternative choice of sightseeing. "We should be thankful, because in addition to Lombok was blessed with natural beauty and a wide variety of unique art and culture, is also rich in historical relics," pungkas Ari.

Location and Maps Grave Selaparang East Lombok


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