RELIGIOUS TOURISM KAMPONG: INTEGRATION OF HISTORICAL KAMPONG
LENGKONG ULAMA TO THE MODERN CITY
SERPONG?
Dipl.-Ing. Muhammar Khamdevi, ST. 2nd ICSBE 2012
Introduction
Kampong Lengkong Ulama is a historical kampong
or historical sites (Tjandrasasmita Uka, 2009)
Introduction
Threats? New Bridge and New International School
Integrative Solution: Religious Tourism Kampong?
The New Term of Conservation
Conservation: Managing Change
The effective way of presenting or interpretation of
the cultural significance of the place such as
aesthetic, historic, social or spiritual value is the
community of the place, in their continuous daily life
(Timoticin, 2007)
The Kampong History
The Founder: Raden Arya Wangsakara, a prince
and a islamic scholar from Sumedang, who moves
with his companion to Tangerang to avoid Mataram
pressure and Dipati Ukur rebellion
The Short History
He determined the location based on the selected
section of Cisadane River, which incidentally is
facing the Qiblah (Mukri Mian, 1983)
The kampong became a basis of islamic teaching
and preaching in Tangerang until now, and
expirienced many historical events of Indonesia
The scholars and the students (santri) also has been
recognized for the skills in calligraphy nationally
and internationally (Septayuda Tata, 2011)
The Existing Conditions
From the data of vegetation and topography, this
kampong is really hidden and sealed from other
region, like a gated community, but formed by
nature
The Existing Conditions
Once, the entrance to the site of this kampong can
be characterized through the river (east side) and
the land (west side)
The Existing Conditions
The new access was created on the eastern side –
the access for pedestrian which near the bridge and
the access for a vehicle which near the development
of international school – which was provided by the
school for the villagers
The Existing Conditions
The pattern of this kampong is linear and
centralized to the mosque. The position of all the
buildings is almost 100% following the position of
the Qiblah, especially the core. The elongated part
of the houses facing north and south (Khamdevi,
2012)
The Existing Conditions
The historic mosque, which is close to the river edge
and the historic cemetery on the hill, both share a
history relationship of the kampong founder –
Raden Arya Wangsakara, which reminds us with the
patterns of the Sultan's or Sunan's cemetery in Java
tradition
The Existing Conditions
Besides dwellings, there are also public facilities
such as: mosque, little mosque (musholla), islamic
boarding school, cemeteries, and madrasas
The Existing Conditions
The history objects that still exist today in the this
kampong, such as: Masjid Al Muttaqin, the cemetery
of Raden Arya Wangsakara, the cemetery of Kyai
Mustaqim and the old house of Raden Arya
Wangsakara wife (Tjandrasasmita Uka, 2009), and
the cemetery of Kyai Azhari, Azhari little mosque
and the pattern of kampong, especially that follows
the Qiblah direction (Mian, 1983 and Khamdevi,
2012)
The Existing Conditions
Transformation of the house: Sundanese stilt house with “Julang Ngapak” Roof Style -> Betawi or Bantenese style -> ordinary kampong house
Transformation of the mosque: The old mosque has two-story elongated pyramid roof (limas), which is similar to the Great Mosque of Sang Cipta Rasa in Cirebon. The short minaret with arab style, was built by the descendants of arab Hadramawt (Yemen) in 1900's. Now, the mosque was changed totally, which is now like ordinary kampong mosque
Religious Tourism
From all potentials that are owned by Kampong
Lengkong Ulama, in the kampong several activities
of tourism can be performed – religious tourism –
such as: the cemetery pilgrimage tours, historical
tours and cultural tours, informal religious learning
for public (maybe in Ramadhan), tour to learn
calligraphy, nature sightseeing, kampong festival
and shopping calligraphy, bamboo handicrafts,
souvenirs and culinary
Religious Tourism
The objects that needs to be improved and revitalized:
Historic mosques;
The historic cemetery;
Museum development in the southeast of the kampong;
Construction of cottages in the southeast of the kampong;
The improvement of all houses;
The improvement of the western entrance of the kampong as the tourist and service area;
Cisadane river can act as a natural attraction and also as a kampong festival area, especially the race of the bamboo boats
Conclusions
With the idea of Kampong Lengkong Ulama as religious tourism kampong, this kampong could be integrated with BSD city, and could contribute to the city as an alternative for recreation area in the center of the city, and also could support conservation efforts of the community independently. The existence of these kampong is expected to be survived and sustainable, so that all its historical and cultural heritage in it can be passed down from generation to generation.