Big picture - Indonesia, Sulawesi
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Before I leave for a world tour, I would like to introduce Indonesia and Sulawesi to you.
First of all the basics.
Flag - The national flag of Indonesia, which is known as Sang Saka Merah-Putih ("The Heirloom Red-and-White") was introduced and hoisted in public at the Indonesian Independence Day ceremony, on 17 August 1945 and Independence from the Netherlands on 17 August 1950. The design of the flag has remained the same ever since.
Map - Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising 13,466 islands. The Indonesian archipelago has been an important trade region since at least the 7th century. Indonesia consists of hundreds of distinct native ethnic and linguistic groups. The largest – and politically dominant – ethnic group are the Javanese.
Religions - Hinduism and Mahayana Buddhism arrived in Indonesia in the 4th and 5th century, as trade with India. Although Muslim traders first traveled through Southeast Asia early in the Islamic era, the earliest evidence of Islamized populations in Indonesia dates to the 13th century in northern Sumatra. But for now Islam is the dominant religion in Indonesia, which also has a larger Muslim population than any other country in the world, with approximately 202.9 million identified as Muslim (88.2% of Indonesia's total population of 237 million).
People - According to the 2010 national census, the population of Indonesia is 237.6 million, there are around 300 distinct native ethnic groups in Indonesia, and 742 different languages and dialects. The official national language is Indonesian, a form of Malay. The largest ethnic group is the Javanese, who comprise 42% of the population, and are politically and culturally dominant
And now the big pictures
Bule is a commonly used word in Indonesia to describe a foreigner, especially Caucasians. While many expatriates consider bule offensive, the term can have different meanings, depending on the context. Some Indonesians argue that bule is a neutral word, which can have positive meanings attached to it, as well as negative ones. Others maintain that bule is a functional word – a kind of shorthand to describe a white foreigner.
Bali - Bali is an island and province of Indonesia. The province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida. Bali is the largest tourist destination in the country and is renowned for its highly developed arts.
Sulawesi - Sulawesi sprawls in the centre of the Indonesian archipelago, its bizarre outline resembling a 1000-kilometre letter "K", a foretaste of the many peculiarities that makes this one of the country's most compelling regions.
Sulawesi houses - Tana Toraja is a fabled region of southern Sulawesi filled with conspicuous houses, immense rice paddies flowing down whole mountainsides, and a unique culture. The Toraja people have animistic beliefs and are famed for their spectacular and gruesome burial rites.
Sulawesi wildlife - The massive island's multilimbed coastline is drawn with sandy beaches, fringing coral reefs and a mind-boggling variety of fish. Meanwhile, the interior is shaded by impenetrable mountains and jungles thick with abundant wildlife.
Makassar, also known as Ujung Pandang, is the capital of South Sulawesi province and the largest city on the island of Sulawesi
The Tomohon Market starts out innocuous enough – lots of pretty red and green chilli’s… But travel ain’t always pretty. In fact, it can get downright grisly. And nowhere is that more apparent than at the Tomohon Traditional Market in the hills of North Sulawesi, Indonesia – home to an entirely different sort of meat market. Bats, rats, snake, wild pig, sloth, monkeys and dogs - you name it, they have it.
Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park — forest park in the north near Gorontalo which is home to tarsiers and much more
Kelimutu National Park is located on the island of Flores, Indonesia.
Wakatobi — a marine national park, yet more world-class diving
It is too much now, I have to stop.
But you can comment and vote below - where should I go next? Which county and region should I visit on my first trip?
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Here I am now for one day, in Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan. . . 😃
Holiday or business?
for Business mate 😃
oh, Don. So it's a cosa nostra thing.. 🙂
Genco Pura
Olive oil, I see 😉
that is a common plant in Sulawesi, yepp 😃
Indonesia♥
Hope I will have a chance to visit your beautiful country. 🙂
btw, What's the difference between modernist islam and traditional one?
i'm not sure, i'm neither religious nor Mohammedan. But google is my friend.. 🙂
Since traditional Islam sees modernism as an idea that is completely based on happiness in this world, thereby excluding God from all aspects of the life of human beings, it differs from the modernists, who somewhat agree with their Western contemporaries. In fact, science is important for traditional Islam too, in knowing and understanding the universe and God.
True, but not 100% correct. The way i see it is that modernist and traditionalist have a different way in understanding the Islam teachings. The basic principle is still at the same way but there are some differences in small details. But i agree that modernist mostly influenced from their Western education.
As an Indonesian moslem, at first i'm pretty confused about modern and traditional Islam in this article too. But looking at the pitcure, i think i have an idea about this so-called traditional Islam.
I think this "traditional Islam" is refer to "Kejawen". It's a kind of traditional culture of Javanese people which mixes Islam teachings and Javenese culture, that mostly exist only in Java. CMIIW
But nowadays, the definion of "Modern Islam" and "Traditional Islam" is getting biased. Same like "moderat and extremist Islam". You know that Islam teachings has a lot of branches.
For the writer, i hope you can be more careful on what you googling at next time. Especially at things you don't really understand.
The idea is from Prof. William Lidde, to separate Indonesian muslims into political map. So the terms are not related to the Islamic teaching itself, just another categorization made by US "Indonesian" political "expert" who know a little about Islamic teaching.
definisi pembagian politiknya kek gimana, om?
wilayah NU dan bukan NU
Hoo gitu, tapi mah di jawa barat sama jakarta NU ga kuat deh om. Kurang tepat kalo ditandai semua Jawa. Sama halnya kek Kejawen
liat taun terbitan jurnalnya
Lidde, R. William (August 1, 1996). "The Islamic Turn in Indonesia: A Political Explanation". Journal of Asian Studies (Association for Asian Studies)
Belum sempat baca jurnalnya sih om, hehehe. Tapi setau saya di Jawa Barat secara tradisional itu kandangnya Persis dulu sebelum masuknya Tarbiyah di akhir 80an. Sedangkan di Jakarta lebih heterogen kayaknya.
I think for that map it would be about Muhammadiyah (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammadiyah) as modern ones and Nadlatul Ulama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahdlatul_Ulama) for traditional ones.
Beautiful (except the choice of meat, i have some different preferences)!
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where RAJA AMPAT 😃
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amazing Indonesia 🙂
visit West Kalimantan next \o/
i love Indonesia
We all love Indonesia!
Beautiful pictures😁
well, there's still many beautiful place you can describe
true, but nobody would read a mile long article 🙂
tl dr, but vote and nice pic's😃
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Plees:
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/k-ldi3-2438124/1/20
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good articel vcs done
my country 😃
Jó cikk!
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IHAMAXXX! Middle pictures won't show... 🙁
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My Father's and my Mother's home in Makassar(South Sulawesi)
Thanks for your description about Sulawesi & Indonesian,
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wew..... geli2 gimana gitu
liat kon*** babi ampe gosong gitu :v
YEAAAHHH!!
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this is our country
Nice
Visit Lawu mountain that separated central java and east java..and try the mistical water from "Sendang Drajat or Sendang Kamulyan"..
VOTEDmaxxx 😉
now you are real eIndonesian bro xD
Ihamaxx
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i super love you, mate
where is tole tomohon??
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