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| Entrance grave |
If we paid a visit to the region of the northern
coast of Lamongan we will find a religious sites
in the form of a funeral complex which is located in a village is called
Sendang Duwur. Sendang Duwur village is located in Paciran subdistrict, in
Lamongan regency, East Java. About 1 kilometres on the westernside of Wisata Bahari Lamongan (WBL) or 8 kilometres in western side of tomb of Sunan Drajat. In this village
we can find a funeral complex of disseminators of the religion of Islam, which
is called Sunan Sendang Duwur. Sunan sendang duwur named native Raden Nur
Rahmad are the son Kohar bin Abdul Malik bin Sultan Abu Yazid derived from Baghdad, Iraq.
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| The main doors of the Tomb |
Raden Nur Rahmad was born in year 1320 M and
died in the year 1585 M. This evidence can be seen on the carved which are
found in the walls of the tomb of him. He is a charismatic figure whose
influence comparable with Wali Songo at the time. Building the tomb of Sunan
Sendang Duwur that are sacred by residents around the high architecture that
illustrates crossover between Islamic culture and Hinduism. Building the outer
arch-shaped. Monument Bentar and arch-shaped parts in Paduraksa. While the
walls of the tombs are decorated with carved strut style gravestones out of
teak, which is worth high art and very beautiful. Two black stones in the shape
of Kala heads decorate both sides of wall strut style gravestones out.
Sendang Duwur village itself is contained in the
high plateau, although the Tomb complex is located on the plain which is quite
high, but can be reached by public or private transportation. Existing road
infrastructure is good and adequate makes it easy for the visitors who want to
get there for a tour of pilgrimage. In addition visitors can also get enough of
beautiful scenery during a journey, among them are the Java sea to the north
that are outspread broad.
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