Mesjid Agung Banten

Posted by Lambang Insiwarifianto Wednesday, October 8, 2008 0 comments for Anyer
The Agung Banten mosque, as the old and historic mosque other, always was enlivened by the pilgrims who could reach thousands of people daily, both the morning, the afternoon, and tonight from various areas in Java generally. Often their number reached peak in the date 14 Maulud because to two the previous day, namely the date 12 Maulud was held by the warning maulid (the birth) the Prophet in the Agung Banten mosque Compleks the mosque building in the Old Banten Village
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around 10 km next north the Serang City, the capital of the Banten Province, that became the pilgrimage tourist attraction architecture that was very interesting because of the style of unique building art and was gotten by many elements of interesting architecture. The first interesting side from the main building the mosque, that was built the first time by Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin (1552-1570), the first sultan Kasultanan Demak that also son of the first Sunan Gunung Jati, The roof that the pile of five. According to the tradition, the main building plan the roofed mosque the pile of five this was entrusted to the Chinese architect named Cek Ban Cut. Apart from the number of heaps, the form and his expression also put forward the uniqueness that was not experienced by his similarity with mosques all along the Javanese Island, in fact all over Indonesia. Only Jepara mosque paintings around the year 16th that was made by Wouter Schouten in Reistogt Naar en Door Oostindien and was published the first time during 1676 as well as was printed by the birthday 1780 showed the mosque had a roof of the pile of five. The mosque that his painting had been published by Francois Valentijn in Oude en nieuw Oost-Indien showed the Chinese pagoda idiom, good from the form, the expression, to Sculptures mesjid agung banten the interesting place According to Graaf and Pigeaud, Masjid Agung Banten since initially had a roof of the pile of five, but in the 17th age had been changed into three. The matter was like this was enabled because of two highest pile rooves in fact only additional rooves that were supported the central pole that when being eliminated did not disrupt the construction beneath it. That was most interesting from the Agung Banten mosque roof was precisely to two heaps of the concentric roof highest that was very vague reminded the Chinese pagoda idiom. The two rooves stood exact on the peak of the heap of the third roof with the structure system of the distributor of the style that met in one point. The laying like that showed the impression as though the roof in the critical position and was easy unstable, but this precisely became the special attraction. Two heaps of the roof were highest that appearance was more functioning as the crown compared to as the cover roof of space of the building interior. It is not surprising that the form and the expression like that actually could be read in two interpretations: the mosque had a roof of the pile of five or the mosque had a roof of the pile of three by being increased two crowns above as the aesthetic element. The other interesting ELEMENT was the tower on the east that was big and monumental as well as was classified as unique because of being never gotten by the form of the tower like that in Java, in fact all over the Indonesian Archipelago. Caused the tower not the tradition that equipped the mosque in Java in the beginning period, then the Agung Banten mosque including among the mosque that at first used the element of the tower in Java. The tradition mentioned, the tower constructed bricks be as high as approximately 24 metre this previously it seems more functioning as the look tower/the observer to the coast because of his form that was similar to the lighthouse than as the place carried the call to prayer. It was clear, all the Dutch news about Banten almost always named this tower, proved the tower always is interesting attention of the visitor the Banten City the past. The note of Dirk van Lier in 1659 and Wouter Schouten that came during 1661 to mention, the tower was still being used as the place of the storage of the weapon/the person's ammunition Banten. Afterwards just including the Stavorinus article that wrote about Banten in 1769 acknowledged the tower as the place called the person to worship. The news showed also the tower was built not at intervals of old with the development of the mosque. From results of investigation of Dr KC Crucq, that had been contained in his article of being entitled Aanteekeningen Over de Manara te Banten (Some Catatan about the Tower in Banten) that was published in Tidscrift Voor de Indische Taal, Land and Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch Indie, was stated, the tower was built in the period of Sultan Maulana Hasanudin when son of Maulana Yusuf has been mature and married. As being said by Pijper (1947:280), the tower had the shape of the octagon warned in the form of the lighthouse, especially mercu the Netherlands. At this time had legacy proof of the artificial Dutch lighthouse in Anyer next west Serang from the 19th age, namely the lighthouse building that in several matters had the resemblance with the Masjid Agung Banten Tower. This form usual was found in the Dutch Country, like the octagon, the door to the upper part arch, the construction of the ladder coiled as the spiral, and his head had two levels. However, from the side of the style decorated, the Agung Banten mosque tower appeared to be affected style art decorated that was met in Java, like the head decoration of the tower have the shape of dagoba or the triangle decoration memanjang that was known as Tumpal. Both of them were often encountered to the Jago Temple in East Java and other temples. Moreover, the motive of the niche to the door to the tower as though being the simplification of the motive the time-makara in the Indonesian cultural tradition preIslam like also the decoration mihrab the Agung Kasepuhan mosque in Cirebon. In the south of the mosque was gotten the stratified building was in a house style the Netherlands contemporary that was mentioned tiyamah (the pavilion). The building that was drafted by the architect Dutch Hendrik Lucasz Cardeel in the 18th age previously became the place of the important meeting. At this time, the building that berdenah rectangular, two levels and each having three big spaces was made function as the museum of the legacy object, especially the armament. The European style was very clear to the building, especially to the big window in the upper level. The window was meant put totalling possibly the light and air. *** mesjid agung banten cultureIN FACT still many unique elements other that briefly could be named, like the existence extolled from the stone andesit had the shape of the measuring gourd big and heterogenous in each foundation of the mosque pole. That was measuring biggest with the line of the gourd that often was extolled to four poles of the teacher's heritage in the middle of prayers space. The measurement extolled big this will not be met by us all along the Javanese Island, except in the former ruins of one of the mosques of Kasultanan Mataram in Plered, Yogyakarta. Moreover, was gotten the big and antique platform was full of the decoration and the colour. The place of this sermon was wakaf Nyai Haji Irad Jonjang Serang in the date 23 Syawal 1323 mesjid agung banten Hijriyah (1903 M.) as being written in the Arabian letter barren in penampil the part arch on the face of the platform. Was different from his platform that attracted attention, mihrab him (the place of the priest led prayers) that had the shape of the hole was precisely very small, narrow and simple. This was very different from mihrab that developed to the mosque in the other part of the world. The existence of the hall and the pond for ritual ablution on the east equips the characteristics of the Javanese mosque generally. The hall pole that was built in the government's period of Sultan Maulana Yusuf same used extolled the gourd stone with the form of the building and the traditional Javanese construction technique. That was strange was the layout of the grave. Traditionally, the grave in the traditional mosque complex in Java was placed in the west, but in this mosque was placed in the north. This layout developed in several historic mosques in the Banten territory, like in the Kasunyatan mosque. This gave the new tradition to the traditional mosque in Java, apart from the existence of the element of the tower

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Armada Mudik Bertumpu pada Kapal-kapal Tua

Posted by Lambang Insiwarifianto Monday, September 29, 2008 0 comments for Anyer
Ratusan penumpang kapal roll-on roll-off BSP II tergesa-gesa keluar kapal setelah kapal tersebut berhasil sandar di Pelabuhan Bakauheni, Lampung, Sabtu (27/9) malam. Mereka terlihat kelelahan karena hampir 3,5 jam terapung- apung di perairan dekat Pelabuhan Bakauheni.

Insiden itu terjadi saat lalu lintas kapal di Selat Sunda padat. Kapal roll-on roll-off (roro) BSP II yang mereka tumpangi gagal sandar di Pelabuhan Bakauheni lantaran kemudi kapal mengalami kerusakan. Padahal, kapal BSP II baru masuk lintasan setelah rusak dan diperbaiki selama Maret hingga September.

Seharusnya kapal roro yang diberangkatkan dari Pelabuhan Merak pukul 17.30 itu sandar di Dermaga IV Pelabuhan Bakauheni pukul 19.30. Namun, saat akan sandar 1 mil laut dari dermaga, kemudi kapal BSP II tak bisa diarahkan ke dermaga.

Evakuasi kapal tidak bisa dilakukan secara cepat karena terganggu angin kencang dan gelombang tinggi perairan Bakauheni. Kapal tersebut baru bisa sandar sekitar pukul 23.00 setelah ditarik kapal penarik atau tug boat.

Kapal milik PT Atosim Lampung Pelayaran itu mengangkut 864 penumpang dengan 670 kendaraan. Jumlah penumpang 23 persen lebih banyak daripada kapasitas angkut yang mencapai 684 penumpang.

Kejadian serupa terjadi tanggal 7 September lalu. Ratusan penumpang terapung-apung selama lebih kurang empat jam di Selat Sunda lantaran mesin kapal Mitra Nusantara yang mereka tumpangi mati di tengah laut. Kapal yang seharusnya menyeberang ke Bakauheni itu pun akhirnya ditarik kembali ke Pelabuhan Merak.

Lima hari kemudian kejadian itu terulang. Kali ini menimpa kapal roro Nusa Bahagia. Kapal itu gagal diberangkatkan dari Pelabuhan Merak karena mengalami kerusakan mesin. Ratusan penumpang yang sudah hampir dua jam berada di atas kapal pun dipindahkan karena kapal Nusa Bahagia tidak bisa dioperasikan.

Sering rusak

Kejadian semacam itu memang kerap terjadi beberapa tahun belakangan. Kapal mogok di tengah laut karena mati mesin.

Tahun lalu ada delapan kapal roro yang kerap mengalami mati mesin, yakni kapal roro Nusa Dharma, Nusa Mulia, Nusa Setia, Nusa Agung, Nusa Bahagia, BSP II, BSP I, dan BSP III. Pada tahun 2007, delapan kapal itu berusia antara 21 dan 34 tahun. Kapal-kapal itu tak pernah mampu melayani penyeberangan sesuai dengan target, yakni 72 trip per bulan.

Tahun ini tercatat ada sembilan kapal yang pernah mengalami kerusakan. Kerusakan terparah dialami kapal roro Nusa Bahagia milik PT Putera Master SP. Kapal yang memiliki kapasitas angkut 439 penumpang dengan 100 unit kendaraan itu nyaris tak pernah beroperasi pada semester pertama tahun 2008.

Dari Januari-Juni, kapal Nusa Bahagia hanya melayani 16 kali penyeberangan atau 3,7 persen dari target 432 trip perjalanan per semester. Setelah menjalani perawatan docking pada bulan Juli, Nusa Bahagia sempat melayani penyeberangan, tetapi gagal diberangkatkan. Mesin kapal sulit dihidupkan serta tak bisa bergerak mundur.

Untungnya kerusakan terjadi jauh sebelum masa mudik Lebaran. Dengan demikian, PT Angkutan Sungai, Danau, dan Penyeberangan (ASDP) bisa langsung melarang Nusa Bahagia turut serta dalam angkutan Lebaran.

Kapal lain yang sering rusak adalah kapal BSP II. Kapal ini hanya beroperasi selama dua bulan pertama tahun 2008, sedangkan sejak Maret hingga awal September kapal tidak dioperasikan. Bahkan, kemudi kapal rusak saat kapal ini baru beberapa kali melayani penyeberangan Merak-Bakauheni.

Hasil evaluasi PT ASDP Merak menunjukkan, BSP II hanya mampu melayani 52 trip perjalanan, sekitar 12 persen dari target pelayanan 432 trip per semester. Padahal, kapasitas angkut kapal roro ini tergolong besar, yakni 600 penumpang dengan 148 kendaraan.

Berikutnya, kapal Nusa Mulia yang tiga kali mengalami kerusakan. Kapal milik PT Putera Master itu libur beroperasi pada Maret, April, dan Mei. Kapal berkapasitas angkut 430 penumpang dan 71 kendaraan itu pun hanya bisa melayani 35,6 persen atau 154 trip dari target 432 trip per semester.

Kapal milik PT Putera Master lain yang juga kerap mengalami kerusakan adalah Nusa Setia. Selama periode Januari-Juni, kapal ini hanya bisa melayani 67 trip atau 15,5 persen dari jadwal yang ditetapkan.

Adapun lima kapal lain, yakni kapal BSP I, Jatra II, Nusa Dharma, Bahuga Pratama, dan Menggala masing-masing libur beroperasi selama satu bulan karena rusak. Dari lima kapal itu, hanya KMP Bahuga Pratama yang mampu melayani perjalanan sesuai dengan target 432 trip per semester.

Tak teratasi

Sebenarnya persoalan kapal rusak yang kerap mengganggu aktivitas penyeberangan sudah dibahas jauh sebelum musim mudik Lebaran tahun lalu. Saat itu Kantor Administrator Pelabuhan (Adpel) Banten memberikan surat permohonan agar enam kapal dikeluarkan dari lintasan Merak-Bakauheni karena sering rusak.

Kapal tersebut adalah Nusa Mulia, Nusa Setia, Nusa Agung, Nusa Bahagia, BSP II yang hanya melayani satu trip perjalanan, dan BSP I yang sama sekali tidak bisa melayani penyeberangan pada semester pertama tahun 2007.

Solusi lain yang ditawarkan Adpel Banten adalah menambah enam kapal baru sebagai pengganti kapal-kapal yang sering rusak. Akan tetapi, syaratnya, kapal pengganti berkapasitas angkut minimal 150 kendaraan.

Selain itu, Adpel Banten juga mengusulkan agar dermaga di Pelabuhan Merak ditambah. Alasannya, empat dermaga yang ada hanya bisa menampung maksimal 24 kapal per hari.

Namun, hingga saat ini solusi yang ditawarkan Adpel belum semuanya dipenuhi. Enam kapal yang diminta untuk dipindahkan dari lintasan Merak-Bakauheni masih dioperasikan. Begitu pula dengan usulan penambahan dermaga belum juga terealisasi.

Sementara itu, penambahan tiga kapal baru juga belum memaksimalkan pelayanan penyeberangan di Selat Sunda sebab hanya satu kapal yang memenuhi syarat kapasitas angkut 150 kendaraan, yakni KMP Mentari Nusantara. Adapun dua kapal lain, yakni KMP Windu Karsa Dwitya dan Musthika Kencana, masing-masing memiliki kapasitas angkut 85 kendaraan dan 60 kendaraan.

Meski kapal baru berhasil menambah jumlah kapal menjadi 30 unit, kenyataannya tidak semuanya bisa dioperasikan. Apalagi, kapal-kapal yang sehat masih dipaksa melayani penyeberangan melebihi target. Hal itu rawan mengalami kerusakan mesin, seperti kapal Mitra Nusantara. Begitulah repotnya bila harus menyeberang dengan kapal-kapal tua. (NTA/HLN/ACI)


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Ditemukan Naskah Kuno Letusan Krakatau 1883

Posted by Lambang Insiwarifianto Saturday, September 27, 2008 0 comments for Anyer
Laporan wartawan Kompas Yurnaldi

JAKARTA, MINGGU-- Jauh sebelum peneliti asing menulis tentang meletusnya Gunung Krakatau (Krakatoa, Carcata) tanggal 26, 27, dan 28 Agustus 1883, seorang pribumi telah menuliskan kesaksiaan yang amat langka dan menarik, tiga bulan pascameletusnya Krakatau, melalui Syair Lampung Karam. Peneliti dan ahli filologi dari Leiden University, Belanda, Suryadi mengatakan hal itu kepada Kompas di Padang, Sumatera Barat, dan melalui surat elektroniknya dari Belanda, Minggu (31/8).

"Kajian-kajian ilmiah dan bibiliografi mengenai Krakatau hampir-hampir luput mencantumkan satu-satunya sumber pribumi tertulis, yang mencatat kesaksian mengenai letusan Krakatau di tahun 1883 itu. Dua tahun penelitian, saya menemukan satu-satunya kesaksian pribumi dalam bentuk tertulis, " katanya. Sebelum meletus tanggal 26, 27, dan 28 Agustus 1883, gunung Krakatau telah batuk-batuk sejak 20 Mei 1883. Letusan dahsyat Krakatau menimbulkan awan panas setinggi 70 km dan tsunami setinggi 40 meter dan menewaskan sekitar 36.000 orang.

Sebelum meletus tahun 1883, Gunung Krakatau telah pernah meletus sekitar tahun 1680/1. Letusan itu memunculkan tiga pulau yang saling berdekatan; Pulau Sertung, Pulau Rakata Kecil, dan Pulau Rakata. Suryadi menjelaskan, selama ini yang menjadi bacaan tentang letusan Gunung Krakatau adalah laporan penelitian lengkap GJ Symons dkk, The Eruption of Krakatoa and Subsequent Phenomena: Report of the Krakatoa Committee of the Royal Society (London, 1883).

Sedangkan sumber tertulis pribumi terbit di Singapura dalam bentuk cetak batu (litography) tahun 1883/1884. Kolofonnya mencatat 1301 H (November 1883-Oktober 1884). Edisi pertama ini berjudul Syair Negeri Lampung yang Dinaiki oleh Air dan Hujan Abu (42 halaman). " Tak lama kemudian muncul edisi kedua syair ini dengan judul Inilah Syair Lampung Dinaiki Air Laut (42 halaman). Edisi kedua ini juga diterbitkan di Singapura pada 2 Safar 1302 H (21 November 1884), " paparnya.

Edisi ketiga berjudul Syair Lampung dan Anyer dan Tanjung Karang Naik Air Laut (49 halaman), yang diterbitkan oleh Haji Said. Edisi ketiga ini juga diterbitkan di Singapura, bertarikh 27 Rabiulawal 1301 H (3 Januari 1886). Dalam beberapa iklan, edisi ketiga ini disebut Syair Negeri Anyer Tenggelam. " Edisi keempat syair ini, edisi terakhir sejauh yang saya ketahui, berjudul Inilah Syair Lampung Karam Adanya (36 halaman). Edisi keempat ini juga diterbitkan di Singapura, bertarikh 10 Safat 1306 H (16 Oktober 1888)," ungkap Suryadi, yang puluhan hasil penelitiannya telah dimuat di berbagai jurnal internasional.

Menurut Suryadi, khusus teks keempat edisi syair itu ditulis dalam bahasa Melayu dan memakai aksara ArabMelayu (Jawi). Dari perbandingan teks yang ia lakukan, terdapat variasi yang cukup signifikan antara masing-masing edisi. Ini mengindikasikan pengaruh kelisanan yang masih kuat dalam tradisi keberaksaraan yang mulai tumbuh di Nusantara pada paroh kedua abad ke-19. Suryadi yang berhasil mengidentifikasi tempat penyimpanan eksemplar seluruh edisi Syair Lampung Karam yang masih ada di dunia sampai saat ini menyebutkan, Syair Lampung Karam ditulis Muhammad Saleh.

Ia mengaku menulis syair itu di Kampung Bangkahulu (kemudian bernama Bencoolen Street) di Singapura. " Muhammad Saleh mengaku berada di Tanjung Karang ketika letusan Krakatau terjadi dan menyaksikan akibat bencana alam yang hebat itu dengan mata kepalanya sendiri. Sangat mungkin si penulis syair itu adalah seorang korban letusan Krakatau yang pergi mengungsi ke Singapura, dan membawa kenangan menakutkan tentang bencana alam yang mahadahsyat itu," katanya.

Bisa direvitalisasi

Suryadi berpendapat, Syair Lampung Karam dapat dikategorikan sebagai syair kewartawanan, karena lebih kuat menonjolkan nuansa jurnalistik. Dalam Syair Lampung Karam yang panjangnya 38 halaman dan 374 bait itu, Muhammad Saleh secara dramatis menggambarkan bencana hebat yang menyusul letusan Gunung Krakatau tahun 1883. Ia menceritakan kehancuran desa-desa dan kematian massal akibat letusan itu. Daerah-daerah seperti Bumi, Kitambang, Talang, Kupang, Lampasing, Umbulbatu, Benawang, Badak, Limau, Lutung, Gunung Basa, Gunung Sari, Minanga, Tanjung, Kampung Teba, Kampung Menengah, Kuala, Rajabasa, Tanjung Karang, juga Pulau Sebesi, Sebuku, dan Merak luluh lantak dilanda tsunami, lumpur, dan hujan abu dan batu.

Pengarang menceritakan, betapa dalam keadaan yang memilukan dan kacau balau itu orang masih mau saling tolong menolong satu sama lain. Namun, tak sedikit pula yang mengambil kesempatan untuk memperkaya diri sendiri dengan mengambil harta benda dan uang orang lain yang ditimpa musibah. Selain menelusuri edisi-edisi terbitan Syair Lampung Karam yang masih tersisa di dunia sampai sekarang, penelitian Suryadi juga menyajikan transliterasi (alih aksara) teks syair ini dalam aksara latin.

"Saya berharap Syair Lampung Karam dapat dibaca oleh pembaca masa kini yang tidak bisa lagi membaca aksara Arab-Melayu (Jawi). Lebih jauh, saya ingin juga membandingkan pandangan penulis pribumi (satu-satunya itu) dengan penulis asing (Belanda/Eropa) terhadap letusan Gunung Krakatau," jelas Suryadi.

Peneliti dan dosen Leiden University ini menambahkan, teks syair ini bisa direvitalisasi untuk berbagai kepentingan, misalnya di bidang akademik, budaya, dan pariwisata. Salah satunya adalah kemungkinan untuk mengemaskinikan teks Syair Lampung Karam itu dalam rangka agenda tahunan Festival Krakatau. Juga dapat direvitalisasi dan diperkenalkan untuk memperkaya dimensi kesejarahan dan penggalian khasanah budaya dan sastra daerah Lampung.


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Mulai H-4 Jalan di Pasar Royal Kota Serang akan Ditutup

Posted by Lambang Insiwarifianto Thursday, September 25, 2008 0 comments for Anyer
SERANG - Mulai H-4 Lebaran mendatang, kawasan perbelanjaan Royal akan tertutup untuk jalur angkutan perkotaan.

Ruas jalan yang berada di Jalan SA Tirtayasa tersebut akan dipakai pedagang kaki lima (PKL).

“Kita sudah koordinasikan, mulai sore H-4 kendaraan tak lagi melintasi kawasan Royal,” terang Hendi Kuspiandi, Kepala Dinas Perhubungan Pariwisata Komunikasi dan Informatika (Dishubpar Kominfo) Kota Serang, Senin (22/9).

Dikatakan, penutupan kawasan perdagangan di pusat Kota Serang ini untuk memberikan kesempatan kepada pedagang dan masyarakat untuk memenuhi kebutuhan Lebaran. “Penutupan seperti ini sudah rutin setiap memasuki Lebaran,” ujarnya.

Untuk lahan parkir kendaraan warga yang hendak berbelanja di Royal, kata Hendi, sementara akan dialihkan area Taman Parkir Serang dan sekitarnya. “Kawasan Royal bebas dari lalu lintas kendaraan,” ungkapnya.

Pada sisi lain, Dishubpar Kominfo Kota Serang juga telah melakukan koordinasi dengan Dishub Kabupaten Serang dalam mengantisipasi persiapan angkutan lebaran. Dikatakan, pada H-7 pihaknya bersama Dishub Kabupaten Serang akan mengadakan uji kelayakan kendaraan.

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Perbaikan Tol Tangerang-Merak Masih Terkatung-katung

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TANGERANG - Perbaikan ruas jalan tol Tangerang-Merak yang mengalami kerusakan mendekati lebaran tahun ini belum juga rampung. “Masih ada perbaikan disejumlah titik,” ujar Renaldi Kepala Divisi Pemeliharaan PT Marga Mandala Sakti pengelola jalan tol Tangerang-Merak di Tangerang hari ini.

Kerusakan jalan tol Tangerang - Merak tersebut mencapai 43,5 kilometer atau 30 persen dari jarak total jalan tol sepanjang hampir 144,5 kilometer itu. Menurut Renaldi perbaikan memang dilakukan secara bertahap.

Tahun ini saja, kata dia, perbaikan baru 9 kilometer atau 80 persennya dari 12 kilometer ruas jalan yang ditargetkan dapat diperbaiki. Renaldi mengatakan perbaikan total jalan tol Tangerang-Merak ditargetkan selesai tahun 2010 mendatang.

Meski masih dalam proses perbaikan, Kepala Divisi Operasional PT Marga Mandala Sakti Azis Ariwibowo menyatakan jalur tersebut layak pakai dan siap digunakan untuk arus mudik. “Sangat layak dan siap dilalui jalur mudik,” ujarnya.

Menurutnya, pengelola jalan tol telah melakukan persiapan dalam menghadapi arus mudik lebaran, arus liburan dan arus balik lebaran tahun ini. “Selain fasilitas penunjang, kami juga telah menyiapkan skenario dalam menghadapi arus mudik,” katanya.

Fasilitas berupa layanan transaksi tol, layanan lalu lintas dan tindakan preventif dalam mengatasi lonjakan penumpang. Seperti menyiapkan gardu tambahan, gardu darurat di pintu tol jika kendaraan sangat padat dan terjadi antrian panjang, penyediaan posko keamanan, posko lebaran dan tempat peristirahatan.
(Sumber : URL http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/berita_lebaran/2008/09/24/brk,20080924-137223,id.html)

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the Jakarta-Merak will not Goat smelly again

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Serang station, Banten, Kompas on Monday early afternoon (22/9).
The expression of dozens of Express Merak passengers of the economic train, was seen glad when seeing the train with picture illustrated the Masjid Agung Banten Lama Tower stopped in

Including Irah, that was waiting for the Express Merak Train to come from the Merak station. ”later the trains whether the good substitute? ” she said with the tone asked. ”If the train like this was nice, not goat smelly again,” said Asikin, the resident Cimuncang, Serang, that every week used the train to shop for the poster in Jakarta.

The train that just came that indeed was seen better than the Express Merak train that ussually used by resident to Merak -Serang-Jakarta. The new train painted by the oranye with the combination of the yellow and green colour. The picture of the Agung Banten Lama mosque tower that was white decorated of the economic train.

In the train, the passenger seat was still being wrapped protective plastic. Small tables on the wall of the carriage. The floor of the carriage was still slippery, clean without the waste.

The toilet that was in each tip of the carriage then still was seen neat and clean. Far is different from the condition for the toilet to the train of the economic class generally. Moreover, this carriage was then supplemented with restoration or the carriage ate measuring small. The long bench the special place for disabled person also available there.

The new train was given by the name of Banten Ekspres because of being provided as moda the transport of the resident Banten. Made by the domestic carriage company of PT Industri Kereta Api (Inka) Madiun by the government fund of the centre of Rp 26.517 billion.

The series of ten carriages was made serve the trip from Merak-Serang-Rangkasbitung-Jakarta and on the other hand. Banten Ekspres was operated to replace the Patas Merak train that beforehand became the only carriage in the tracks Merak-Serang-Jakarta. Today the condition for the Patas Merak carriage indeed be apprehensive. Almost all the windows of the carriage have been lost so the free wind entered the carriage.

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Banten Express

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Serang, Kompas - the new Train, Banten Ekspres, that served the tracks Jakarta-Serang-Merak, began to be operated on on Monday (22/9). Three tracks that connected the south Banten area that for a long time has been closed also it was proposed to be opened again. The KA operation economics of Banten Ekspres was declared by Transport Minister Jusman Safeii Djamal and Banten Ratu Atut Chosiyah Governor in the Serang station, on last Monday morning. The new TRAIN will replace the Patas Merak TRAIN that beforehand served the route Merak-Serang-Jakarta and on the other hand.

The train of the economic class was the domestic product that was made by PT Industri Kereta Api (Inka) Madiun. The production of the train spent the fund as far as Rp 26.517 billion that came from the Budget of the Income and the Negara Expenses (APBN) in 2008.

The train consisted of ten carriages, complete with restoration as well as the special seat for disable person. The train also was supplemented with the air cooler have totaly seat capacity for 1,006 seats.

Jusman Safeii Djamal said, the Banten Ekspres was operated in the tracks of the Merak - Serang-Jakarta because the number of passengers from the Banten area was classified as high. According to him, every year the number of railway passengers in these tracks continued to increase.

The Old Route
The Banten Ekspres name was given by Banten Ratu Atut Chosiyah Governor. As the symbol of the resident's pride Banten, all the train's carriages were given the picture of the Old Agung Banten mosque tower. The Banten resident only paid the ticket Rp 5,000 for the Merak -Jakarta trip and Rp 4,000 to Serang-Jakarta.

According to Ratu Atut Chosiyah, Banten had six nets of the TRAIN passage along 306,9 kilometre. However, at this time only three tracks along 147,44 km that was operated, namely the tracks Jakarta-Serang-Merak, Jakarta- Tangerang, and Cigading-Krenceng.

Three other tracks were not used, namely Rangkasbitung- Labuan, Saketi-Bayah, and Peacock-Cigading-Anyer Kidul.

In fact, three tracks connected the north area with the area in south Banten that the growth of his economics was slower. Therefore, the Governor asked three tracks was opened again. (NTA)

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Made Banten as the Tour Destination

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The Banten province had the potential for the tour that almost was unlimited. From the nature tour, the coastal tour, the history tour, the pilgrimage tour, the industrial tour, the tour agro, to the expenses tour. Because of this, was not abundant if from this 2007, was drafted and organised to make the Banten Province the destination (the aim) the tour, both for Indonesian Archipelago tourists (winus) and foreign tourists (foreign tourists). Nevertheless, was as happy as the thick territory religious nuances and the cultural tradition as well as really appreciated the values of the culture, then Banten must continue to become the aim of the cultured tour, in line with the Banten tourism point of view that is making Banten the Wisata Destination that was cultured, Profesi and Competitive.

At this time was gotten by several problems that were dealt with in the development of culture and tourism. The problem that is, was not yet equitable him the development of culture and tourism, the shortage of the co-ordination, the integration and synchronisation intralembaga and inter-institutional, the centre and the area, in the development of the culture, the destination and the promotion of tourism, was not yet optimal him the other sector support, the decline in the tourism image that was caused by various factors as rumours of bird flu and the natural disaster, were not yet optimal him the perpetrators's co-operation economics-social-culture with the perpetrators of tourism and the community, still the shortage of human resources that were professional in the cultural field and tourism.

The cultural connection and Tourism

In the matter of the connection between the culture and tourism, the values of the culture were made the foundation pengimbangan tourism, especially in the Banten Province. The development of tourism must also make tourism the conservation implement of the culture. The cultural wealth that was owned was the main attraction the para-tour that will influence the level of tourists's visit so as to be able to push the increase in welfare of the people. On the other hand, tourism could also become the media for all of the community's component by making him be as happy as the implement strengthened himself to strengthen unity. From the connection, there were two efforts that were carried out namely the development of culture and the development of tourism by carrying several rumours and the program that could be carried out.

The development of Culture
The development of culture that was meant to be the development of culture that based on in the noble values. So, had three rumours and the strategic program that were necessary in carried; first the increase in the image, the dignity, and martabat the nation, through the program the development the value of the culture. The two developments of the cultural industry through the program of the diversity management of budaya,dan ketiga,peningkatan the role of the community in conservation of the legacy of the Object of the cultural Guarantee through the program of the management of the cultural wealth. Several indications of the program and the activity to support the development of culture to be formulated as berikut;Indikasi the Program of the Management of the cultural Wealth was carried out through the development activity of conservation of the ancient history kala,museum and the low legacy air.Melaksanakan facilitated, and cultivated the community's participation in the cultural management daerah.Selanjut him the Indication of the Diversity Management of the Culture with the form of the activity facilitated the implementation of the festival of the regional culture.

Tourism Development
The development of tourism in the Banten Province in aim at in increase efforts in competitiveness pariwisata,sehingga could be more professional and competitive. Rumours and the strategic program that were necessary in developed was the increase in the destination that was competitive through the development program of the tourism destination and the development of human resources through the development program of the partnership.

The Policy
In order to push the development of culture and tourism itu,kebijakan that was formulated, was to push the intensity of culture and tourism through the development kebusayaan and tourism was based on the community permanently paid attention to principles of sustainable development and the order managed that was good. because itu,fokus his policy was to carry out increase efforts in the utilisation of information technology for the promotion of culture and tourism, the development of the marketing co-operation and the promotion of culture and tourism with the related agency, especially krja same between travel agent and between the operator's tour, the development of the system of cultural information and integrated tourism didaerah,fasilitas the partnership with the sector was involved in increase efforts in the security, comfort and the ease of access in the tour destination, as well as the development of human resources professionalism in the cultural field and tourism.
This policy one with the development mission of culture and tourism in the Banten Province, to develop and use cultural resources and tourism efficiently as well as guarded and conserved the values of art and the regional culture. The other mission that was carried out was to promote and market culture and the tourism destination, increased the capacity and the institutional quality and machinery human resources. To undertake the mission needed the strategy so that the mission could in tired. The development strategy of culture and tourism were formulated, as follows, the optimisation of the utilisation of the potential for tourism through most united studies, the development of packages of the supreme tour, organised the development region of tourism and increased means and the infrastructure as the supporter of the development of tourism, pushed the role and active participation the community in guarded and lelestarikan the diversity of art and the regional culture, the management of the tour destination by pushing the increase in the quality, the quality, competitiveness and the promotion of tourism as well as pushing the community's participation and the business world for the development in the cultural field and tourism, consolidated institutional and ketatalaksanaan the government, increased the quality of human resources/the government machinery, cultural resources and tourism, as well as (Source : menara Banten)

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The Merak port provided 26 ships Roro went home Lebaran 2008

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PT Angkutan Sungai Danau and Crossing (ASDP) Merak will operate 26 ships roro from 30 ships roro available and 20 fast ships in facing the flow mudi Lebaran in 2008. Four ships roro would berstatus alert to anticipate the state of emergency and the flow explosion went home that will cross from Merak (Banten) to Bakauhuni. “Saat this 4 ships in the situation 2 dockings and 2 broken. However the four of them, could be used when the situation darurat,” Suparna Sunset Glow words, Kepala of the Branch of Utama PT ASDP Merak after the meeting of the flow co-ordination went home in the Banten Provincial Government, on Monday (15/9). Although only operated 26 ships, his side believed in the requirement would crossing of humankind and the vehicle will be fulfilled. “Kami will maximise the available ship operation to carry the returnees from the Javanese Island headed Sumatera,” he said.

He said, on the normal day, ships in the Merak that crossed to Bakauheni, Lampung totalling 74 trips per the day, "for the transport went home this was hoped for by us could carry through to 96 trips a day," he said. The Manager was Operational PT ASDP Merak the Endin Djuhaendi added, in two days before Lebaran (H-7) all the quay will be operated, "including the special quay the bicycle motor,"kata him." The Penyebrangan port of the Merak was gotten four quays. According to plan the quay of four will in this year be operated especially for motorcycle returnees. Moreover, the ASDP side will increase the number of windows of the purchase of the ticket in order to the queue to the entrance gate not happen. Section Head Perhubungan Komunikasi and Information (Dishubkominfo) the Province of Banten Harry Parwanto said, the Government of the Province (the Provincial Government) Banten in the season went home this year spread totalling 65 command posts that were equipped by 702 personnel continue to that involved police apparatus, the TNI, Basarnas, Aparat Dinas Perhubungan Provinsi/Kabupaten/Kota, RAFI/ORARI and the Scout.

In the meantime, anticipation of the land route, was alerted the solidest command post the province that his location was in the Merak Port region. Moreover was alerted also the executive's main command post covered the Terminal Merak Command Post, Posko Terminal Porisplawad, Posko Terminal Pakupatan, Posko Stasiun Kereta Api (the TRAIN) Rangkasbitung, Posko Pelabuhan Penyeberangan of the Merak and the Command Post of Bandara Soekarno-Hatta (Soeta). “Untuk the Executive's Command Post the Servant covered, the Terminal Command Post Tarogong the Labuan Subdistrict, the Kaduagung Terminal Command Post, the Balaraja Terminal Command Post, the Command Post, the Serang Command Post, the Tangerang Command Post and the Port Command Post of the TRAIN station of the TRAIN station of the station of the Peacock TRAIN Ciwandan,” he said. Was based on the Dishubkominfo Banten data, the number of returnees through Merak to his peak will increase. The number of passengers last 2007 reached 111,788 people. In this year was estimated to 117,378 or rose 5 percent. The wheel vehicle of two last year 12,659, while in this year was estimated rose 20 percent or around 15,191 units. The wheel vehicle of four also it was predicted rose 10 percent, from 6,970 to 7,667. Whereas moda the transport of the public's bus will rise 5

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Place Of Interest In Banten

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PLACE OF INTEREST IN BANTEN

OLD BANTEN is one of the well know historical objects, only 10 km from the town of Serang. In this site, we can fined a lot of remains of Islamic Banten Kingdom which was founded between 16-18 century.

  • KERATON KAIBON
Keraton Kaibon It is located at the village of Kroya on the bank of the road of Old Banten, approximately 7 km from the town of Serang. The name Kaibon was derived from the word Kai-ibuan namely Ratu Asiah, taking over his son's position, Sultan Rafiudin who was just 5 months old to lead the reign.
  • KERATON SUROSOWAN
Surosowan Palace was built during the reign of Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin (1525-1552). Most of buildings were partly totally damaged. What remains is only the wall of the fortless ciecling the ruin of the monument. According to the old maps it is known that in the past the complexes of the palace were sourounded by a ditch as a guard. It was said, that in the past small ship was able to sail along the ditch or along the canal to the open sea. To day the ditch has already disappeared and we can only see the remainings located in the south and the west.
  • MESJID AGUNG BANTEN

This complex consists of : a mosque monumeny having grave yards along its left and right sides, the monument of Tiyamah, a tower, and grave yard located in the north side. The monument of Tiyamah is an extention building in the south of Mesjid Agung which, designed by Hendrick Lucas Cardeel, an Islamic Deutch architects. For his dedication, Sultan maulana Yusuf gave him a title Pangeran Wiraguna.

  • MUSIUM SITUS KEPURBAKALAAN BANTEN

This muesium was built at 1983 as place to collect all the remains of the Banten reign. There are also labiratorium, library, work shop and all unidentified remains of reign Banten.

  • BENTENG SPEELWIJK

Speelwijk fortress is located at kampung Pamarican, near Banten Gulf. In the past it was used as the fortress of the Sultanate of Banten, before the Deutch penetrated to and accupied Banten.

  • TASIKARDI

It is located at Margasana village, Kramatwatu district as a part of arceological complex of Old Banten. The word Tasikardi is derived from the name Tasik means danau, and Kardi means man made . Thus Tasikardi means a man made lake. Its width is approximatelly 5 hectares and in the cebter of the lake there is a square formed "islands". During the period of the kingdom of Banten, the water of Tasikardi besides used irigate the recifields was also flown to the Surosowan palace through pipes and filtering system at 2 locatios.

  • PULAU BURUNG/PULAU DUA

Pulau Dua wildlife is locaed approximately 3 miles of the nort of Karangantu harbor. It can be reached by motorised pats or sail boats in 15 minuts. from April to August the island is visited by thousend of bird of several kinds coming from the continent of Afrika, Asia and australia to lay and hatch their eegs. Soon after the young birds become mature, they will return to their original places. At least 50 kinds of birds and generally those are fishering birds that only to fly far distance such as herons, ducks, teals, fowis and other be able to lay 2-4 eggs, and stayed together in Pulau Dua of 8 hectares land.

  • WULANDIRA PURNAMA

Taman rekreasi & kolam pancing Wulandira terletak di desa Toyomerto Kec. Kramat Watu jaraknya hanya 14 km dari kota Serang, juga berbagai berbagai fasilitas tempat bermain anak-anak, panggung hiburan terbuka dan berbagai tanaman pohon buah-buahan.

  • MENARA BOJONG

Buit in 1885 the Ducth, it is 75,7 meter in heigt and it is an eighteen-story house light in Anyer Kidul. This area is an historical place. It is very well known for its 1000 km Daendles Post Road from Anyer to Panarukan (East Java) in 1811.

  • PANTAI KARANG BOLONG

Karang Bolong beach is located 50 km from Serang town or 140 km from Jakarta, on Karang Bolong Street. Karang Bolong beach is the beach recreation area where there is a big rock with its hole in the center, facing the open sea.

  • PEMANDIAN AIR PANAS BATU KUWUNG

The name of Batukuwung comes from the name of stone whice produces hot water continuousuly. Its heat reaches 70-80 Fahrenheit degree. The hot water is iodized but it doesn't contain any sulphur.

  • GUNUNG KRAKATAU

Mount Krakatoa is located at Sunda Strait. This volcanoe is very well known all ove the world because its erption in 1883 shocked the world and resulted a big disaster. The eruption of Krakatoa was so powerful and its sound was heard in Australia and Colombo. In 1951 geologists recorded that the height of Anak Gunung Krakatau was just above 72 m dpl, but right now its already reached a height of more than 200 m..

  • DEBUS

Debus head been practiced since the seventeenth century (1651-1682) when Ageng Tirtayasa King (Sultan) ruled Banten Islamic Kingdom. Debus or ritual display of invulnerability in Banten is a kind of art, which is combined whit dancing, singging, music and misticism. In the show, it performs a lot of attractions on invulnerability of the body. For instance cutting parts of human body whit golok (a big blade), stabbing the stomach by using a bludgeon or spear, consuming the fire, and many other attractions. Besides, there are still many other arts like patingtung.Leas ubrug,syaman, beluk, terbang gede (big tambourine), rudat, etc.

  • MAKANAN KHAS BANTEN

Sare Bandeng is one of original and tradisional food of Serang Regency. Besides sate bandeng there are also other kinds of food and cakes which is usually made by the local people such as : sambal bourog, sambal kulit tangkil, jojorong, apem ang pasung.


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