Tourism Potential of District Karawang (West Java)

Tourism development in the field showed good results, programs and activities directed to the collection of tourism tourism potential, as for the tourism potential in the Karawang regency developed into tourist attraction that is:

a. Objects of cultural tourism Site of Ancient Temple Jiwo, Temple Question Wadon Temple, Archeological Sites Kuta game.

b. Sightseeing historical monument monument proclamation Rengasdengklok Rawagede, Joko Patilasan Tingkir, Tubagus Rangin Masjid and Tomb of the former Regent Karawang.

c. Tirta Sightseeing form Walahar Dam, Lake Gempol Slough, Situ Kamojing and Cibayat Dam.

d. Nature Sightseeing Tour of the Village Mekarbuana, Kawasan Wisata Pantai Tanjung Pakis, Pisangan Coast Tourism Region, Cikeong Buana Tours, New Cape Coast Tours, Nature Cave area Taman Sari, the New Ocean Beach Village Sukaye River, White Sand Beach Tourism Village Telaga Jaya Kec. CILAMAYA Wetan, Curug Cigentis, Curug Bandung, Curug Lalay, Curug Santri, Curug Ciampel, and Curug Petei.

e. Object of religious tourism in the form of tomb and monastery Syech Quro Kupoh Sian Jin.

f. However, the spread of the above attractions is not ideal, so that more developed tourism destinations need to involve the business world, so that the Government only set up the infrastructure alone.

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The biggest mountain a western Java

Mount Ceremai

Mount Ceremai administratively included in the three districts, namely Kabupaten Cirebon, Kuningan and Majalengka Regency, West Java Province.
Now Mount Ceremai belonging to the National Park area of Mount Ciremai (TNGC), which has a total area of approximately 15,000 hectares.
Mount Ceremai including Quaternary active volcano, type A (ie, magmatic volcanoes is still active since 1600), and shaped strato. This mountain is a volcano solitary, separated by a Fault Zone Cilacap - Brass from the group of West Java volcanoes east (ie row Galunggung Mountain, Thunder Mountain, the volcano, Mount Patuha to Mount Tangkuban Boat) located in Bandung Zone.
Ceremai is the third generation volcano. The first generation is a Pleistocene volcano located next to G. Ceremai, as an advanced Plio-Pleistocene vulkanisma above Tertiary rocks. Vulkanisma second generation is Mount Gegerhalang, which before the collapse to form Gegerhalang Caldera. And vulkanisma third generation in Holocene time form of G. Ceremai that grows on the north side Gegerhalang Caldera, which is estimated to occur in about 7,000 years ago (Situmorang 1991).
Eruption G. Ceremai recorded since 1698 and the last time occurred in 1937 with the shortest rest interval of 3 years and the longest 112 years. Three eruptions in 1772, 1775 and 1805 occurred in the central crater, but did not cause significant damage. The eruption of sulfur steam and copy the new fumarola at the center of the crater wall occurred in 1917 and 1924. On June 24, 1937 - January 7, 1938 freatik eruption in the central crater and radial cracks. Distribution of ash reached an area of 52.500 square km (Kusumadinata, 1971). In 1947, 1955 and 1973 tectonic earthquake that struck the southwestern G. Ciremai, presumably related to the fault structure trending southeast - northwest. Genesis quake damaged several buildings in the area west of Maja and Talaga G. Ceremai occurred in 1990 and 2001. Tremors felt in the east to the Village Cilimus G. Ceremai.

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A Brief History of Karawang

  Karawang District history

Around the XV century AD, Islam entered into Karawang brought by major scholars Sheikh Yusuf bin Hasanudin Idofi of Champa are known as Sheikh Quro. At that time most of the Karawang area is still a jungle and marshy.
The existence of  Karawang area which has been known since the Kingdom Pajajaran Region based in Bogor, because Karawang at that time was the traffic lane which is very important to link the Kingdom Pakuan Pajajaran with Galuh Pakuan Region based in Ciamis.
Karawang District Area at the time, does not equal the total area Karawang regency in the present. At that time the total area Karawang regency covers Bekasi, Purwakarta, Subang and Karawang own.
After Pajajaran Kingdom collapsed in 1579 AD, established in 1580 AD as the successor to the Kingdom of the Kingdom Sumedanglarang Pajajaran with its King King Geusan Ulun. Islamic Kingdom Sumedanglarang Dayeuhluhur with central administration, in charge of Sumedang, Galuh, Limbangan, Sukakerta and Karawang.

 In 1608 King Geusan Ulun died and was succeeded by his son Ranggagempol Kusumahdinata. At that time in Central Java has established the kingdom of Mataram by its King Sultan Agung (1613-1645). One of the ideals of his reign of Sultan Agung on the island of Java is that it can control and drove out of the Company (the Netherlands) from Batavia.
Ranggagempol Kusumahdinata as King Sumendanglarang still have family ties with Sultan Agung and recognize the power of Mataram. So in the Year 1620, Ranggagempol Kusumahdinata facing Sumedanglarang kingdom of Mataram and submit under the auspices of the kingdom of Mataram.
Ranggagempol Kusumahdinata by Sultan Agung was appointed Regent (Wadana) for soil with Sunda's borders eastward Cipamali River (kali cipamali), adjacent to West Cisadane River(kali cisadane), adjacent to North Java Sea, and South on the South Sea.
In the Year 1624 Ranggagempol Kusumahdinata died, and as the successor of Sultan Agung lift Ranggagede, Son of King Geusan Ulun.
Ranggagempol II, son Ranggagempol Kusumahdinata that should receive the royal throne, felt excluded and hurt. Then he went to the Sultan of Banten to ask for help to conquer the kingdom of Banten for Sumedanglarang with rewards if successful, the entire area of authority Sumedanglarang will be submitted to Banten.

Since then, many soldiers are sent to Karawang Banten especially along the Citarum River, under the leadership of Sultan of Banten, not only to meet the demand Ranggagempol II, but an initial attempt to master Karawang Banten in preparation retake the port of Banten, which was occupied by the VOC (Dutch) , namely the port of Sunda Kelapa.
The entry of troops into Karawang Banten news has come to Mataram. In the year 1624, Sultan Agung sent Surengrono (Aria Wirasaba) of Mojo Supreme, East Java to go to Karawang with a carry 1000 soldiers with their families, from Mataram through Banyumas in order to free from the influence of Banten, Karawang, preparing the logistics to build warehouses of rice and examine a route to Batavia Mataram.
The initial steps are to establish Surengrono Aria 3 (three), Village of Waringinpitu (Telukjambe), Village Parakansapi (in sub district Pangkalan which is now submerged Jatiluhur) and Village Adiarsa (Now included in the Karawang regency West), with a central force in place Waringinpitu Village.
Because of distance and difficulty of the relationship between Karawang with Mataram, Aria Wirasaba not had time to report the tasks being carried out to the Sultan Agung. This situation makes the Sultan Agung had the notion that the task given to the Aria Wirasaba failed implemented .
For the sake of maintaining the safety area of the Mataram kingdom of west , in 1628 and 1629, troops commanded by Sultan Agung of Mataram kingdom to conduct attacks on the VOC (the Netherlands) in Batavia. However, this attack failed due to circumstances which are very heavy terrain. Sultan Agung then set the Karawang area as a logistics center that should have a self-government and directly under the supervision of Mataram and should be led by a leader who is capable and skilled war so as to mobilize the community to build the paddies to support the procurement of logistics in planning the attack back to the VOC (Dutch ) In Batavia.
In the years 1632, Sultan Agung Sari Galuh Wiraperbangsa sent back by bringing 1000 soldiers with their families towards Karawang. Purpose forces led by Wiraperbangsa is, freed  Karawang from the influence of Banten, prepare logistics as material preparation to attack VOC (Dutch) at Batavia, as well as task assigned to the Aria Wirasaba which is considered a failure.
Tasks are given to Wiraperbangsa can be performed well and the results are directly reported to the Sultan Agung. For its success Wiraperbangsa by Sultan Agung was awarded the title Wedana (Regents level) in Karawang and was given the title Duke of Kertabumi III, and was rewarded with a keris called "Karosinjang".
After giving the degree done in the Mataram, Wiraperbangsa intends to soon return to Karawang, but before he stopped at first to see his family .has become a destiny god he died when he in Galuh
Once Wiraperbangsa Died, the Regent in Karawang replaced by his son named Raden Singaperbangsa with the title of Duke of Kertabumi IV who ruled in the year 1633-1677.
In XVII century the largest kingdom in Java was Mataram, the famous king of Sultan Agung Hanyokrokusumo. He did not want the archipelago occupied or colonized by another nation and want to unite the archipelago.
In an effort to expel the VOC that has been take control power in Batavia, Sultan Agung prepare themselves by first mastering the Karawang region, to serve as a base or base of the struggle in attack VOC.
Ranggagede diperintahnya to prepare the army / soldier and with the open of agricultural lands, which later developed into a rice granary .
Date 14 September 1633 AD, coincided with the 10th Maulud 1043 Hijri, Sultan Agung Singaperbangsa inaugurated as the first Regent Karawang, so the tradition each December 10 is celebrated as the Day Maulud Karawang regency.
Beginning with the history and preparation for the proclamation of the independence struggle RI (REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA), Karawang better known by his nickname as the base city of struggle and rice granary areas of West Java.

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Karawang district, West Java Province, Indonesia

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