Sumbawa. Destructive eruption in 1815 of mt. Sumbawa has several deeply cut bays producing numerous peninsulas and the excellent harbour of bima.
Elaborately contorted and sprawling into the sea sumbawa is all volcanic ridges terraced rice fields dry expanses and sheltered bays. Though well connected to bali and lombok it s a very different sort of place far less developed mostly very dry much poorer extremely conservative and split between two distinct peoples. Sumbawa along with lombok is part of west nusa tenggara.
Sumbawa besar usually referred to simply as sumbawa is the largest town on the island although it sprawls without a real centre.
Elaborately contorted and sprawling into the sea sumbawa is all volcanic ridges terraced rice fields dry expanses and sheltered bays. Sumbawa located to the east of the more famous lombok island sumbawa is just waiting to be discovered. We have reviews of the best places to see in sumbawa. Sumbawa is an indonesian island located in the middle of the lesser sunda islands chain with lombok to the west flores to the east and sumba further to the southeast.
