Sumbawa
Indonesia consists of a group of tropical
islands, some which , like Bali, are very well known. Sumbawa is not that
famous, but it is no less appealing. It is in the middle of the Lesser Sunda
Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further
to the southeast.
Sumbawa is 15,448 km with a population of around 1.5 million. It marks the
boundary between the islands to the west, which were influenced by religion and
culture spreading from India, and the region to the east that was not so
influenced. Because of Sumbawa’s natural resources it was regularly invaded by
outside forces – Japanese, Dutch, Makassarese. The Dutch first arrived
1605, but did not effectively rule Sumbawa until the early 20th
century. The Balinese kingdom of Gelgel RULED WESTERN Sumbawa for a short
period as well. Historical evidence indicates that people on Sumbawa island
were known in the east indies for their honey, horses, sappan wood for
producing rec dye, and sandalwood used for incense and medications.
Sumbawa lies within the Pacific Ring of fire. It is a volcanic island,
including Mount Tombora which exploded in 1825, the most destructive volcanic
eruption in modern history (roughly four times larger than the 1883 eruption of
Krakatoa, between Java and Sumatra, in terms of volume of magma ejected ).The
eruption killed as many as 72,000.
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