Sukun (island)
| Sukun | ||
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| Waters | Lake Flores | |
| Archipelago | Lesser Sunda Islands | |
| Geographical location | 8 ° 7 '1 " S , 122 ° 7' 14" O | |
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| length | 3 km | |
| width | 1.5 km | |
| Highest elevation |
Mahe 300 m |
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| Residents | 1130 (2014) | |
| main place | Samparong | |
Sukun ( Indonesian Pulau Sukun ) is an Indonesian island in the Flores Sea . It is north of Flores .
Surname
The name “Sukun” is the Indonesian word for the breadfruit , but it rarely grows on the island. In fact, the island name is derived from the word “syukur” ( German for gratitude ). According to legend, the island was named by a Bugis who found drinking water here on the way from Sulawesi to Flores.
geography
Sukun is 45 nautical miles north of Flores. If the weather is good, the motorboat ride from Sikka's main town Maumere to the island takes four hours. There is no ferry service. Sukun belongs to the district ( Kecamatan ) Alok (administrative district Sikka ). The island forms the northernmost point of the East Nusa Tenggara Province . The only village on the island is Samparong on the west coast. It is divided into the settlements of Sambuta , Sukun and Kajuangin .
The island is about 3 km long and 1.5 km wide. You can go around it in a motorboat within 45 minutes.
To the east of the island, a walk of about 45 minutes from the village, which is 29.54 hectares large Samparongsee . The lake was created in 1815 during a volcanic eruption. As a result of the Floresquake of 1992 , a tsunami of seawater sloshed into the lake and caused its level to rise by 20 m. Today the salt content of the lake is higher than that of the sea. The edges of the lake are colored white from deposited salt. In the rainy season, the water surface of the lake rises by three meters and floods the path along the shore. It is surrounded by several hills, including in the north of the Mahe , the highest point on the island at around 300 m .
Residents
In 2014, 1130 people lived on Sukun. Most of the inhabitants belong to the Sica , Bajau and Bugis are minorities. In contrast to the Catholic-dominated Flores, the residents of Sukun are Muslims. Samparong has three mosques. The residents are described as religious, and the clothing is accordingly conservative. The women wear headscarves.
Economy and Transport
The roads on the island are unpaved. In any case, the only means of transport here are motorcycles. There are community gardens along the paths where cassava and green beans are grown. The main source of income is fishing.
Culture
Bathing in the Samparongsee is taboo . Allegedly, people who swam in the lake disappeared. Legend has it that the lake was created by an earthquake after a man cheated on his wife and her sister. The two adulterers turned to stone. They stand as Batu Mandi Laki-laki (the man) and Batu Mandi Perempuan (the woman) in the sea in the southeast and northeast of the island. In January or November, rituals in honor of the ancestors and the guardians of the lake are held on the banks of the lake. Goats and chickens are also slaughtered and chicken eggs, betel nuts and black, white and brown rice are sacrificed.
Web links
- Droning over the Lesser Sunda Islands: Viewed from the sky, some small coral islands like Sukun island looked like they were straight out of Hayao Miyazaki's movie “Castle in the Sky”. With aerial view of Sukun.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Pulau Sukun, Seberkas Cahaya Islam di Tengah Laut Flores , accessed on June 9, 2016.
- ↑ a b c d e Maumere destination: Samparong Lake , accessed June 9, 2016.
- ↑ PA Maumere: Sidang Keliling Terpadu Pengadilan Agama Maumere , accessed on June 9, 2016.
- ↑ Fondation Iris - droning over the Lesser Sunda Islands: Viewed from the sky, some small coral islands like Iceland Sukun looked like theywere straight out of Hayao Miyazaki's movie "Castle in the Sky". , accessed June 9, 2016.