Tanjung is a town and
district
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on the island of
Lombok. It is the local capital of the
North Lombok Regency
North Lombok Regency ( id, Kabupaten Lombok Utara) is a regency of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Tanjung situated on the northwest coast of the island. The regency covers a ...
in the
Indonesia
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n province
West Nusa Tenggara. "Tanjung" means "cape" in
Indonesian
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.
Tanjung is known for its market and its temples. There is a new Buddhist temple (''Sutta Dhamma Lenek'') near Tanjung. Another Buddhist Temple, ''Vihara Dhamma'', can be visited in the centre of Tanjung. About 800 Buddhists live in and around Tanjung. ''Pura Medana'' is a significant Hindu temple to the west of Tanjung on the small Sira peninsula. Every Sunday a special cattle market is held in Tanjung.
There are various waterfalls to the east of Tanjung such as Air Terjung Gangga (Gangga waterfall) and Air Terjun Tiu (Tiu waterfall) with a height of 30 metres.
[Catherine Bourzat: '' Indonésie'', p. 474. Boulogne-Billancourt 2013]
Administrative villages
Tanjung consists of 7
villages (''kelurahan'' or ''desa'') namely:
* Jenggal
* Medana
* Sigar Penjalin
* Sokong
* Tanjung
* Tegal Maja
* Teniga
References
External links
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Populated places in Lombok
Regency seats of West Nusa Tenggara
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