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As the name suggests, Mahakam Lantern Garden is one of the attractions in Samarinda which features
dozens of decorative lights as its main attraction. Not only that, there are also some exciting rides that
are rarely found in amusement parks in general. MLG is very suitable to be used as the choice of the
best family tourist destination.
The charm of the beauty of the lantern light will be felt when it is dark. Therefore, you should not be
surprised if this modern destination in Samarinda will be crowded after sunset. There are tens to
hundreds of people who usually crowd the Jalan Slamet Riyadi area. It will even get crowded on
weekends or holidays.
If normally, visitors can only enjoy the enjoyment of the Mahakam River by boat or take pictures of
the surroundings, then this lantern garden offers a very different atmosphere. You will be invited to
feel the fresh atmosphere around the Mahakam River, while feeling the hubbub at night among the
rows of cute decorative lights.
Inaugurated on 20 November 2015, this tourist destination named Mahakam Lantern Garden is one of
the newest. This tourist attraction was also initiated by the group that is also responsible for the
success of the Jawa Timur Park in Batu. In a fairly short period of time, this recreation area
immediately gained a place
Samarinda Islamic Center Mosque, also known as Baitul Muttaqien Mosque, is a mosque located
in the subdistrict of Teluk Lerong Ulu, Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, which is one of the
largest mosques in Southeast Asia. It situates at the foreground of Mahakam River, and it has
seven minarets and a huge dome.
The mosque has a building area of 43,500 square meters, supporting building area of 7,115 square
meters and the basement floor area of 10,235 square meters. The ground floor of the mosque has area
of 10,270 square meters and the main floor has area of 8,185 square meters. The mezzanine floor area
(balcony) is 5,290 square meters. This location was formerly a sawmill area owned by PT Inhutani I
which was then granted to the Provincial Government of East Kalimantan.
The mosque has seven minarets, and the main tower reaches 99 meters, which is a reference to the
Asmaul Husna, or the 99 names of Allah. The main tower consists of building with 15 floors and each
floor has height of an average of 6 meters. Meanwhile, stairs from the ground floor to the main floor
of the mosque amount to 33 steps. This amount is deliberately equated with one-third the number
of Islamic prayer beads. In addition to the main tower, this building also has six minarets on the side
of the mosque. Four of them are located in each corner of the mosque and reaches 70-meter-high, and
two of them are at the gate and reaches 57-meter-high. The six towers also mean Six Pillars of Islam.
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F. Sungai Mahakam
Mahakam is the name of the largest river in the province of East Kalimantan which empties into the
Makassar Strait. The river with a length of about 920 km crosses the West Kutai Regency in the
upstream part, to the Kutai Kartanegara Regency and Samarinda City in the downstream. In the river
lives an endangered species of freshwater fish mammal, namely the Mahakam Pesut.
The Mahakam River has played an important role in the life of the surrounding community as a
source of water, fishery potential and as a transportation infrastructure.
As the provincial capital of East Kalimantan, the Mahakam River also divides the city of Samarinda.
There are several villages in Samarinda that the Mahakam River passes through, namely Loa Buah,
Loa Janan Ilir, Loa Bakung, Karang Asam Ulu, Lerong Ulu Bay, Lerong Ilir Bay, Morning Market,
Karang Mumus, Selili, Mosque Village, Upper Island, Kapih River. , Rawa Makmur, Bukuan[2]