KH. Hasyim Asy'ari Grave

Jombang which recognized with its charismatic figures, has some pilgrimage tour that often visited by many pilgrims. One of them is KH. Hasyim Asy'ari grave in Tebuireng Cukir Jombang that frequently visited by many pilgrims from various areas. This is a form of the charismatic side of KH. Hasyim Asy'ari in extraordinary public eyes.
KH. Hasyim Asy'ari is the founder of the biggest Islam Organization in Indonesia, 'Nahdlatul Ulama' (NU) who charismatic and knowledgeable and he also one of national figure.
In his descendant ancestry, there is a figure named KH. Abdurrahman Wahid that ever became President of Rl. He is grandchild of KH. Hasyim Asy'ari. KH. Hasyim Asy'ari is had known as the adviser of Budi Utomo in his struggle when fighting against of colonization.
KH. Hasyim Asy'ari grave also has visited by other state figures. Even his popularity has known well. The overseas figure assumes KH. Hasyim Asy'ari is one of figure that had considered in the world because his intelligence and his ability in theology aspect.
Hence, the existence of Jombang become upraised and as one of area which the figures is competent to be considered in world level.

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Soekarno Grave

One of the tourist attractions in Blitar municipality is the tomb of Soekarno, an Indonesian proclamation reader and the first President of the Republic of Indonesia. It is located at 60 Slamet Riyadi Street, Bendogerit village, Sunan wetan district, about 2 kilometers from Blitar city.

The architectural "Joglo" dominates the tomb. It is in East Javanese style and combined with Gateway of Bentar. Beside the main building formed cover grave house of ‘Bung Karno’, this graveyard complx also completed with support building that is; Gapura Agung (The Great Gate), Mosque, and hall; which make the visitor feel comfortable to pilgrim in this location. There is also the complement building, consist of the grave manager house, public relax place, park area, and park. The impression is as great as the first president himself when he was still alive.

The tomb is visited by many pilgrims and opened for public. A lot of people come to visit at the time of memorial ‘Khol’ (the day of the death) of the Indonesia’s proclaim. The average of the visitors’ is amount to 150,000 per year, including both domestic and foreign visitors.

The great name of Soekarno invites the tourists to have pilgrimage tour to this graveyard. They feel astonished with the great president Soekarno, so that they pray in this graveyard to ask the benediction.

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