Ugar Village Nominated Among Top 50 in the Indonesian Tourism Village Award for its Unique History

JAKARTADAILY.ID – Ugar Tourism Village in Kokas District, Fakfak Regency, West Papua is listed among the top 50 in the Indonesian Tourism Village Award (ADWI 2022).

The village itself is a prime destination for marine tourism as it with nearby small islands, lush forests, and clear blue skies.

Minister of Tourism Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno during his visit said that Ugar Village has charming water and land areas, white sandy beaches with coconut trees lined on the banks.

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"All the way to Kampung Ugar, our eyes are spoiled with beautiful views, as well as extraordinary cultural attractions," said Tourism Minister Sandiaga in a press release.

From their appearance, these islands resemble a group of islands such as in Raja Ampat in Raja Ampat Regency with various small islands around it in the form of limestone islands (karst).

The small islands that stretch to form the Ugar Archipelago also have archaeological traces in the form of prehistoric paintings on the walls of karst cliffs.

The population in Ugar Village is predominantly Muslim. An elongated settlement on a village road with an icon of a domed mosque. Most of the residents of Ugar Village work as fishermen.

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Around Ugar Village there is also the oldest historic mosque located on the Papua peninsula, the Patimbrak Old Mosque.

This mosque is one of the historical relics of Islam in Papua and is one of the centers of Islam in the region.

Uniquely, the community still continues to maintain the mosque's architecture, in the form of a combination of church and mosque forms.

This combination is seen as a manifestation of the strong tolerance between religions in the Fakfak Regency.

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