Population of Lombok







About 80% of the population of this island are Sasak, an ethnic group that is still close to the people of Bali, but the majority converted to Islam. The rest of the population are people of Bali, Java, Chinese and Arabic.

Besides Indonesia language as the national language, the inhabitants of the island of Lombok (especially Sasak), Sasak language as the main language in everyday conversation. Across the Lombok Sasak language itself can be found in four kinds of different dialects i.e. dialect of north Lombok, Central, Northeast and Southeast. In addition with the large number of natives residing in Bali Lombok (mostly from the former kingdoms of Karangasem), in some places especially in West Lombok and Mataram Municipality contained the villages use Balinese language as the language of everyday conversation.

In north Lombok Regency, precisely in the area of parrots, especially among the elderly, can be found adherents Wetu Telu Islamic stream (three). Unlike the generally adherents of Islamic prayers five times a day, adherents of this teaching practice of compulsory prayer only on three time



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Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport (IATA: DPS) to Lombok International Airport (IATA: LOP) take about 40 minutes. Lombok international airport is located in southwest Lombok, 1.5 hours drive to Senggigi main tourist areas in the west Lombok, 2 hours drive to the jetty of Teluk Nara before you cross to Gili Islands and about 30 minutes drive to Kuta south Lombok.
Public Ferries depart from Padang Bai (Southeast Bali) and Lembar (Southwest Lombok) every hour, taking a minimum of 4–5 hours make the crossing in either direction.
Fastboat services are available from various departure points on Bali and principally serve the Gili Islands, with some significant onward traffic to the Lombok mainland. Arrival points on Lombok are dependent upon the operator, at either Teluk Nare/Teluk Kodek, Bangsal harbour or the township of Senggigi, all on the northwest coast. Operating standards vary widely.