Ada Mercusuar di Masjid Luar Batang (2)

Tentang Masjid Luar Batang, A Heuken SJ dalam bukunya, Mesjid-mesjid Tua di Jakarta (Cipta Loka Caraka 2003), menulis, dulu Masjid Luar Batang terletak di sebelah utara tembok kota lama. Lokasi ini sesudah pertengahan abad ke-17 diuruk, dan mulai dihuni orang-orang Cirebon tahun 1730. Mereka bertugas membersihkan mulut Kali Ciliwung dari lumpur supaya kapal bisa sampai ke Pasar Ikan yang letaknya tak jauh dari masjid ini.Dalam masjid terdapat makam dengan tulisan pada nisan, ”Walijallah Alhabib Husein bin Abubakar bin Abdillah Al Aydrus yang telah wafat pada hari Kamis 27 Puasa 1169, Berbetulan 24 Juni 1756”. Batav Courant edisi 12 Mei 1827 menyebutkan, Habib Husein meninggal dalam rumah komandan Abdul Raup dan dimakamkan di samping masjid.Gema tentang ketokohan Habib Husein tak bisa diingkari, luar biasa. Dalam bukunya yang terkenal tentang Hadramaut, LWC van den Berg pada 1886 menunjukkan betapa populernya Habib Husein.Ia menulis, "Tidak hanya golongan pribumi, namun juga orang-orang Tionghoa campuran, dan kaum Indo, berziarah memohon keberhasilan dalam usaha mereka memperoleh keturunan, dan sebagainya. Penjualan benda-benda keramatnya saat itu mencapai 8.000 gulden setahun." Bagi kaum pribumi, dikubur di makam kecil yang terletak di samping masjid merupakan cita-cita. Akibatnya, sumbangan untuk makam juga merupakan sumber pemasukan yang cukup besar. Pengelola masjid, Hussein Fikri bin Abdullah Alaydrus (40), yang ditemui, mengatakan, sampai sekarang setiap malam Jumat kliwon, masjid ramai dikunjungi peziarah. Sebagian mereka datang dari Malaysia, Singapura, Brunei, Filipina, Irak, dan Iran. “Untuk menyemarakkan suasana, kami menggelar musik rebana biang atau rebana hadroh,” tutur generasi kelima Habib Husein itu saat ditemui di halaman masjid di bulan Ramadhan 2008.Suasana masjid menjadi lebih ramai saat Ramadhan datang. Hidangan khas Betawi bercita rasa Arab (Yaman Selatan, Hadramaut) disajikan kepada seluruh peziarah. Nasi kebuli, kurma, minuman selasi, pacar cina, dan es kelapa muda menjadi hidangan pembuka puasa.Puncak keramaian makan besar di masjid ini berlangsung setiap memperingati Maulid Nabi Muhammad SAW, serta hari kelahiran Habib Husein tanggal 25 Agustus. “Setiap memperingati maulid dan hari kelahiran habib, Ibu Fatwa (80) dan timnya memasak nasi kebuli sampai 40 kuali untuk 5.000 peziarah,” ungkap Hussein Fikri.Selain makan besar, setiap Ramadhan, pengelola masjid bersama sejumlah pengelola masjid tua lain menyelenggarakan tradisi khatam Quran secara bergantian. (Courtesy By Kompas/Antara)

Ada Mercusuar di Mesjid Luar Batang (3)

Lokasi menarik berikutnya adalah Galangan kapal VOC yang beroperasi sejak 1632. Galangan ini berdiri di atas tanah urukan di tepi barat Kali Besar saat Ciliwung diluruskan dari Pintu Kecil sampai Pasar Ikan. Awalnya, galangan kapal yang terletak di Jalan Kakap Nomor 1, Pasar Ikan ini, adalah sebuah kantor dagang VOC yang didirikan tahun 1628. Bangunan lalu dijadikan gudang barang keperluan galangan kapal yang ada di Pulau Onrust, Kepulauan Seribu, Jakut. Pulau Onrust dibangun menjadi galangan kapal merangkap benteng tahun 1618. Menurut Adolf Heuken dan Grace Pamungkas dalam bukunya, “Galangan Kapal Batavia Selama Tiga Ratus Tahun“, kegiatan perbaikan kapal lama-lama lebih banyak dilakukan di galangan kapal yang terletak di Pelabuhan Sunda Kelapa daripada di Pulau Onrust. Galangan kapal VOC hampir selama dua abad menjadi urat nadi jaringan niaga yang terentang dari Pulau Decima di Nagasaki, Jepang, sampai Cape Town, Afrika Selatan. Dari Ternate, sampai Bandar Surat di Pantai Teluk Arab. Sekitar abad ke 14, pelabuhan yang luas arealnya sekarang mencapai 2000 meter persegi itu, mulai berkembang menjadi pusat niaga Kerajaan Pakuan Pajajaran yang beribukota di Batutulis, Bogor, Jawa Barat. Kala itu, pelabuhan ini disinggahi kapal-kapal dari Palembang, Malaka, Makasar, Madura, India, Tiongkok Selatan, sampai kapal-kapal yang datang dari Kepulauan Ryuku, Jepang. Tahun 1527 pasukan Fatahillah, panglima perang Sunan Gunung Jati (Syarif Hidayatullah), Cirebon, berhasil menghalau pasukan Portugis yang hendak merebut Pelabuhan Sunda Kelapa. Kala itu, Cirebon di bawah Kesultanan Demak. Setelah kemenangan itu, Fatahillah mengubah nama Sunda Kelapa menjadi Jayakarta yang artinya, kemenangan sempurna. Tetapi, tahun 1619, Gubernur Jenderal VOC (Vereenigde Oost-indische Compagnie) Jan Pieterszoon Coen, merebut kembali Jayakarta dan mengubah namanya menjadi Batavia. Kini, galangan kapal VOC seluas 5000 meter persegi itu menjadi milik Susilawati. Tahun 1997-1999, ia merenovasi bangunan dan menjadikan sebagian bangunannya, “Restoran dan Cafe Galangan Kapal VOC”. Ia berharap, langkah yang ia lakukan mampu membangkitkan dunia usaha di sekitar galangan kapal tersebut. Namun, niatnya belum kesampaian karena masih banyak kesulitan yang ia hadapi. Kesulitan itu antara lain, untuk mencapai ke sana wisatawan atau pengunjung lain harus melintas jalanan, yang sehari-hari macet dan berdebu oleh truk-truk peti kemas. Apalagi sebagian jalan di sana rusak. Meski demikian, Susi masih berusaha membuat galangan kapal-nya menarik. Ia lalu menjadikan sebagian bangunan sebagai galeri seni, tempat seminar, festival budaya, bahkan pesta pernikahan. Lokasi berikutnya adalah Museum Maritim (sejak 7 Juli 1977). Bangunan ini awalnya berupa dua gedung bekas kantor perdagangan dan gudang rempah-rempah (teh, kopi, lada) Belanda yang dibangun tahun 1652. Tembok yang mengelilingi museum tersebut adalah tembok batas kota Batavia. Di depan museum berdiri Menara Syahbandar (1839). Menara berfungsi mengawasi kapal keluar masuk Pelabuhan Sunda Kelapa. Di museum, para pengunjung bisa melihat jenis-jenis kapal dari berbagai daerah di Indonesia, gambar, serta foto pelabuhan-pelabuhan di Tanah Air di masa lalu. Salah satu koleksi menarik museum ini adalah tayangan sejarah Pulau Onrust.
Wisata ziarah Berbekal kelima lokasi, peluang menjadikan Kelurahan Penjaringan sebagai kawasan industri wisata, terbuka lebar. Pengembangan kawasan bisa berbasis pada wisata ziarah di Mesjid Luar Batang. Pertama, karena kegiatan ziarah di sana sudah lama populer dan mampu mendatangkan banyak peziarah dari luar dan dalam negeri. Kedua, pengembangan wisata ziarah di mesjid diharapkan bisa mengembalikan fungsi mesjid sebagai mercusuar peradaban yang belakangan tergeser oleh mal. Para pewaris Habib Husein bersama warga sekitar, swasta, dan pemangku kepentingan lainnya, bisa mengembangkan tempat khalwat yang nyaman, penginapan, biro perjalanan sederhana, tempat parkir, serta berbagai jasa seperti pemandu wisata, jasa transportasi tradisional, maupun konvensional. Prinsipnya, usaha dilakukan secara bertahap dengan tenaga pendamping. Dari merealisasikan rencana-rencana jangka pendek, ke rencana-rencana jangka menengah. Dari sedikit yang terlibat, ke pelibatan lebih banyaklebih banyak pihak yang terlibat. Dari hanya mengembangkan wisata ziarah di sekitar serambi mesjid, melebar sampai ke pengembangan wisata air, dan wisata budaya. Dari Museum Bahari, menyusuri pantai Sunda Kelapa sampai Pulau Onrust. Meluas lagi ke wisata kuliner dan belanja di Restoran dan Kafe Galangan Kapal VOC, serta Pasar Ikan. Persoalan, kemacetan, jalan rusak, tempat parkir, dan keamanan, bisa ditanggulangi bersama dengan pola bertahap. Langkah dari bawah ini kemudian diikuti langkah pemerintah provinsi dan pusat, terutama menyangkut pembangunan, penataan, pemulihan, dan pemanfaatan infrastruktur.Komunitas terbuka Pengembangan kawasan wisata yang dilakukan secara bertahap ini, tentu saja diiringi usaha mengembangkan komunitas yang terbuka, kreatif, sadar lingkungan, dan jauh dari kekerasan. Komunitas yang menghormati dan memberi ruang pada beraneka tradisi. Bukan hal yang mudah memang, tapi bila pengembangan wisata berhasil, maka seluruh pemangku kepentingan Jakarta bisa berharap, kawasan kumuh di Kelurahan Penjaringan, bisa berubah menjadi lebih sehat, dan sejahtera. Musibah rob, kebakaran, dan kesulitan air bersih yang sering terjadi di sana, bisa berkurang atau bahkan berakhir. Itulah pertanda, ada “mercu suar” di Mesjid Luar Batang. (Courtesy By Kompas/Antara)

East Borneo - East Kalimantan

East Kalimantan is the widest province in Indonesia, broadly region is about 245237,80 Km2 or about one a half point of Java Island and Madura or 11 % from Indonesia region wide total. This province abuts on direct with neighboring state, that is Sabah and Serawak, East Malaysia.
Samarinda Sarong

In south region of Mahakam River or also called 'Samarinda Seberang', about 8 Km from the downtown, in Bung Tomo Street, there is center of Samarinda Sarong crafting. This sarong crafting had brought by people who come from Sulawesi and Bugis tribes. Almost in every countrified Bugis tribe in this detectable place is sarong worker Samarinda. Weaver being applied the workers is traditional equipment called 'Gedokan'. The product that being yielded for one sarong has finished till three weeks time.
Tanah Merah Waterfall

The location of Tanah Merah Waterfall is about 14 Km from Samarinda downtown, precisely in Purwosari orchard, north Samarinda district. This tourism place has compatible calm for family recreation because equipped with wide park area; ancient verandah palace to took a rest, booth, open stage and others. To reach this place can join with others public vehicle of Segiri Market - Siring River route.
Pampang Culture Tourism Area

Pampang area which is located about 20 Km from Samarinda city is interesting culture tourism area to see Dayak Kenyah tribe. This culture tourism object can be gone through using motor vehicle through Samarinda - Bontang roadway. The fascination, which can be witnessed in this place, is Lamin or Dayak tribe customhouse and dance and Dayak Kenyah custom ceremony, what performed every Sunday noon up to evening.
Melawai Beach

Melawai Beach, which is located dealt with this Jend Sudirman Street, is place of where the merchant's sell has assorted the delicious food and beverage with cheap price. Visitors can sit on the mat and enjoy the wave splashing and see the ships, which is sailing, yoke and also being reduce charge in Semayang port.
Crocodile Teritip Breding

Crocodile Teritip Breeding is residing in east of the airport, 27 Km from downtown, there is place of crocodile breeding. Visitor can feed to crocodile with a chicken that bought in that place, seems become entertainment amusement for some people. The numbers of crocodiles in breeding with 5 Ha widths are about 3000 tails that consisted of three types that is Muara Crocodile, Supit Crocodile and Swamp Crocodile. This location can reach by joining with others city transport No 7.
Japan Canon

About 8 Km from the downtown in Kampung Baru Ilir countrysides, Asrama Hill area there is an omission cannon of Japan army. The position of this cannon indicates that Balikpapan is strategic defense place. From a place of 2500 m2 width we can see Balikpapan City, refinery and Balikpapan bay. This location can reach using city transport No 5 and No 6.
Wanawisata Garden

This Wanawisata Garden located in Km 10, Soekarno Hatta Street, 15 minutes join with others common vehicle from Balikpapan downtown. In garden, which built by PT Inhutani I, there is various birches and fruits rareness, there is also pounced deer breeding (servus unicolor). This place equipped with trek or special line for having athletics to jog and camping area in open nature with fresh area.
Bakapai Garden

Bakapai Garden Jend Sudirman Street, in front of PLN office there is Bakapai Garden. In the middle of garden there is monument made from stainless steel material depicting the exit of oil blast from earth stomach. At night, from the inside of this monument, there is water fountain that exit being allied with light, so it beautiful forms. This location suited for relaxing with the family.
Manggar Segarsari Beach

Manggar Segarasari Beach is broadly 13000 m2 has clear seawater, small waves and white sand. This beach is balmy place for they, who wish to play, sail and also volley beach. Place that opened start at six mornings so at six evenings is reachable with personal vehicle and also public vehicle number 7. The Beach location is resided in Manggar and Teritip sub-district with distance 9 Km from Sepinggan Airlines or 22 Km from Balikpapan downtown.
Agro Tourism Garden

Agro Tourism Garden had declared in 17 Decembers 1997 have 100 hectares width area. In this garden, the visitor can enjoy tropical crop types. This garden is also equipped with picnic place and resting place with some facilities, such as: long house (wedding-bed decorative) with Dayak ornaments, camping place (camping ground) and children play arena (play ground). Agro Tourism Garden is located in Soekarno Hatta Street Km 23 and reachable with route city transport No 8.

Kutai National Park

In national park area about 200 thousand hectares width is safe fauna and floral properties include animal and rareness plant that protected like orang-utan, bekantan and various forest orchids. In this area also there is the widest forest ulin in Indonesia. To reach the location of national park is through roadway line Samarinda - Bontang or about 125 Km from Samarinda towards Bontang and continue journey using speed boat towards Kaba Bay that need time 2 hours.

Derawan Island

Derawan Island is preserve area that went out to sea, part of Sangalaki island, which is located not far from offshore Batu foreland, between Berau and Tarakan. This island has beautiful panorama with clean white coast with adjoining coconut palm forest, and a number of small villages encircle island. This place has known as sea tourism location especially for dive and snorkeling activities. Although situation of outlying, but the popularity of Derawan Island and islands in vicinity increasingly as location sea tourism. The marines around Derawan Island is rich with fish especially a kind of fish that always forage on the surface of water whereas birds fly above it to pounce adrift food on the sea. Green tortoise, which is scarce laid eggs along the Derwan Island beach, is not far from diving Derwan Dive Resort location. You will not meet car or motor in this island while electrics only live a few nocturnal clocks.

Tenggarong Regency

Tenggarong which is located 39 Km in northwest Samarinda during then is capital of Sultanate Kutai. The town is residing in Mahakam riverbank with people about 50 thousand mans; there is ex Kutai Empire, which now functioning as museum. This palace built by Dutch in year 1930 replaces wood building stripper palace that falling to pieces combustible. The Museum has collection of objects from Sultanate Kutai period and Dayak Tribes culture objects. The museum collection is impressing property of stripper ceramics jar of Chinese from dynasty Yuan, Ming and Qing period and now Sultanate Kutai is animated. Every year in September in Tenggarong is performed a Erau Festival that taking place during one finite two weeks. Dayak public who come from various areas in Kalimantan follows this event. At this event is performed custom ceremony and various dances that show by the Dayak dressy custom dancers. Kumala Island is newest tourism object in Kutai with solidarity between traditional and modern with complete facilities.
Long Iram

Long Iram is a calm village and peace. Here there are a number of omission buildings in colonial period. This village usually becomes perambulation end point Mahakam River. The journey farther upstream from this Long Iram has been difficult to be done by the river condition that is not enables to be passed by speedboat. But if the condition is enable farther upstream journey able to be done. Not far from Long Iram (3 Km) there is Gap Lake where you can explore the lake that become monkey habitat by rent some ships, which available. From Gap Lake journey can be continued to Tering - ama where there is a real impressing church.
Datah Bilang

If the condition has enable you can continue the farther upstream journey, hence the interesting place, which can be visited after Long Iram is Datah Bilang. This area is Dayak Kenyah tribe public region who believing in Protestant Christian moving to this area in 1970 from their area before in Apokayan. The Dayak Kenyah woman in this place have long ear because decorate by a decoration as ballast.
Tengkorak Cave

This place is located in Jemparing village with approximately distance 55 km from Tanah Grogot. In this cave there is skulls fossil. For towards this location can be gone through supporting facilities for transportation of wheel 4 and wheel 2vehicle.
Doyam Turu Waterfall

Doyam Turu Waterfall is located in Lempesu village, 27 km from Tanah Grogot. Be favorite tourism object and have recreation, enjoying beautiful nature glamour and cold atmosphere. In this place are available booths for visitor.
Penajam Pasir Utara Regency
Deer Breeding is located in Waru District, Penajam Paser Utara regency, according to SK East Kalimantan No14/BPN-16/UM-05/111-1990 is reserved farm with 1000 Ha width for breeding area, but finite has just exploited and have been fenced with 50Ha width. It is build in 1996 last year. The location is side of joint streets Tanah Grogot Penajam (about 103 km from Tanah Grogot). Beside as place of tourism object, this place also applied as place of breeding and conservation various deer population types till now (July 2002) about 109 tails, deer types being breed is Sambar deer (Cervus Unicolor Brokei) and Timor deer (Cervus Timorensis), with detail adult 30 tails, female 35 tails, child and each female child 22 tails. Now have been done cooperation with The Institute of Indonesia Science (LIPI) in 'Potensi Ternak Rusa' sector.

Data Dian

Data Dian is the capital city of Kayan Hilir district and this area also close to frontier Malaysia State. The original society of Data Dian is Aborigin. They are the first resident who inhabiting in backwoods of Kayan River, so that the longest River in Malinau regency have estuary to Bulungan Regency is Kayan River. Kayan River area is very famous with rafting that is one rafting activities.Long Ampung is located in Long Ampung village Long Ampung is stepped aside Kayan River. There is airfield Perintis that in recognize as Lapter Long Ampung in Apo Kayan Area village. In this village dwelt by Dayak Kenyah Lepo Jalau tribes and they very diligent grew crops. And they also have 'Lamin custom' so that its culture is in this area. For tourist who will visit this village can apply plane DAS from Samarinda - Long Ampung.
Nyamuk River

In this area, the resident cultivate peppercorn and chocolate. So this area yields chocolate fruits and peppercorn. For tourists who want to visit this area can earn directly from Tarakan or through Nunukan then continue the journey to Nyamuk Island.
Long Bawan Kayan

Long Bawan in mountain area that abutting on Sabah has dwelt by Lundaye tribe The Lundaye tribe culture art typical is Traditionaly Ceremony Nyumpai Semarang Mei Ulung, Parisanan Dance and Baritubang. In this area there is pioneer airfield with plane from Tarakan. Kayan district is famous with population of buffalo livestock and as a symbol for paddy, paddy producer and nature salt producer.

Tarakan Regency
Tarakan is island town, which located near with Sabah, Malaysia frontier. According to history, Tarakan have ever become location of venomous encounter at Second World War between Japan armies and Australian army. 235 Australian armies died at the encounter. Some houses in Tarakan still having stripper cannon rest of world war that put down in house yard as supply of garden and lawn. In Tarakan there is Australian army cenotaph in location, which is become a military complex. This cenotaph is built in memory of coping to die Australian army to free Tarakan from Japan occupying. In other location there is Japan grave residing in ex Japan bunker in hilly area. This tourism object in Tarakan for example Amal Beach is a parting 11 Km from the downtown. This beach has coconut panorama to wave with beautiful panorama. About 4 Km from the downtown, in Masjid Markoni Street Gang III there is 'Tugu Perabuan Jepang' that built in 1933. This monument is square equipped with article Kanji and is place of obsequies the dying Japanese corpse

Sangata Regency
Around Sangata, which is the capital of Kutai Timur regency there are a number of interesting tourism objects to be visited for example Lombok Bay Beach and Perancis Bay. Both of this locations are located not far from Sangata city and reachable using line earned, fringe the beach about 15 Km from the city. Birah-birahan Island is located in Sangkulirang District. This island is reachable using motor ship quickly from Sangata or Benua Baru, Sangkulirang. Besides have its sea panoramic scenery, this island also, has beauty of under sea like Marine Park with variety of beautiful sea rock and decorative fish multifarious. Pangadan Cave located in Pangandaan village, about Sangkulirang - Muara Wahau roadway, its about 20 Km from Sangata city and can be gone through with vehicle. The fascination of his tourism object is cave hole that is long enough and in it there is stalactite and stalagmite that formed from nature process during hundreds of year. Some form of stalactite - stalagmite for example is in lemonade straw form, mug, crystal glowed, transparent plate and chicken spur form. Besides, in this location there is also source of temperature wellspring. 'Long Segar' and 'Long Noran' is two rich villages fascination of art would be cultural and crafting like weapon Mandau, traditional statue and house is decorative wedding-bed. Both of this neighbor villages have admission in Muara Wahau district and located in Wahau riverbank. To visit this place is reachable with river ship from Samarinda fringe Wahau River. (Courtesy By Indonesia-Tourism)