Senggigi used to be the main tourist strip of the

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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 () is a 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 neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...

, the communal violence of 2000 and the

2002 Bali bombing The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The attack killed 202 people (including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians, 23 Britons, and people of more than 20 other nationalit ...

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

* * ''NY Times article''
Next Stop Lombok Island
Populated places in Lombok {{WNusaTenggara-geo-stub