Martapura
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Martapura is capital of kabupaten Banjar divided into 3 subdistricts, such as Martapura, West Martapura, and East Martapura. This town is famous as santri city in Kalimantan, because of Darussalam pesantren. Originally this town was named Kayutangi which was the last capital of Sultanate of Banjar. The famous Banjarese ulema Sheikh Muhammad Arsyad al-Banjari, author of Sabilal Muhtadin comes from this town. This town is often visited by tourist because of its diamond industry center and the main diamond polishing in Kalimantan and provides many jewwelry handicrafts.
Martapura is often called as kota Veranda of Mecca because there are many santris wearing white clothes in this town who walk up and down to study Islam and similar with Mecca when hajj season.
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