25 May 2019 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage
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Nusa Lembongan – Mushroom Beach © San Andreas/cc-by-sa-3.0
Bali is a
province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the
Lesser Sunda Islands. Located east of
Java and west of
Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably
Nusa Penida,
Nusa Lembongan, and
Nusa Ceningan. The provincial capital,
Denpasar, is the
most populous city in the Lesser Sunda Islands and the second largest, after
Makassar, in
Eastern Indonesia. Bali is the only
Hindu-majority province in Indonesia, with 83.5% of the population adhering to
Balinese Hinduism.
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