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unusual facts about Mataram


Mataram

1570-1755, an Islamic kingdom which was a protectorate of Dutch East Indies


Priyayi

Although “Javanized” by Mataram’s political expansion, the Sundanese-speaking western part of Java, the easternmost parts of Java, and the nearby island of Madura retain ethnic, linguistic, and cultural differences from the Mataramese heartland.

Sambal

;Sambal taliwang: This variant is native to Taliwang, a village near Mataram, Lombok Island, and is made from naga jolokia pepper grown specially in Lombok, garlic and Lombok shrimp paste.


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