Eternal Flame "Api Tak Kunjung Padam”

God always has the power to regulate his creations as beautiful as possible. In addition, an archipelago with beautiful natural uniqueness is also inseparable from His power. One of them is Madura Island. The island not only has a wealth of culture and arts of Madura, but also rich in beautiful natural attractions and unique course very interesting. On Madura Island, precisely in the Larang village, Pamekasan, Madura - East Java tourism rides are known as the "Api Tak Kunjung Padam", which some people call it the Eternal Fire. For the people of Madura, one of the attractions of Madura Island is already familiar even to people who are outside Madura Island. Api tak Kunjung Padam or also known as the eternal flame is one of the natural attractions that are well known in Madura, even becoming a separate icon for the city Pamekasan.

The origins of the eternal flame are saying, there was a young man named hadaqi, he was clever in Islam very religious knowledge. He later earned the nickname Ki Moko. When he wanted to marry a girl from Palembang with a dowry eyelets which then turns into a pearl, Ki Moko stick blade to the ground so comes Api Tak Kunjung Padam or eternal flame, this is done because at the time of his marriage to a daughter of the Palembang already very dark days. The emergence of a former flame of the stick becomes hotspots that are still kept burning. Ki Moko was known as a man who is very clever, even Ki Moko is included youths who took part in spreading Islam in the village, which has now become the center of public attention around with an amazing attraction.

Api Tak Kunjung Padam is the oldest attraction in Pamekasan, but there are conditions to the attractions of infrastructure is quite alarming and still has not received special attention from the local government. Though the visitors increasingly crowded of course, they feel uncomfortable with the ambient conditions that they are not pleasing to the eye, even difficult for them to immediately enter Api Tak Kunjung Padam area. In addition, sadder again these conditions are an image of a nation that could not preserve nature. Nevertheless, the day visitors more interested to see and enjoy it that is phenomenal.

For people who have never been, the name of this tour may sound strange and unreasonable, because logically fire if rain or water of any kind will definitely be extinguished. In contrast to the unremitting fire that is never extinguished it. When it rains, hotspots still burning. This fire coming from the ground. Unflagging fire is surrounded by bamboo fences are not as high as to anticipate things that are not desirable.

Written by Fairus Feroneka (150511100050)

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