Akbar Cave

Akbar Cave one tourist destination in the town of Tuban, East Java (about 100 km from Surabaya) deep mystery. Deep cave in length ranging from 1.2 km below New Market Boom Tuban get to the beach in the Java Sea. In this cave flows clear water, a river in the belly of the earth, which is annually visited by at least 250,000 tourists from home and abroad. With stalagmite and stalactite cave is indeed full of wonderful 

surprises surprises. In the cave is noted as a place to hide Brandal Lokajaya which eventually became a powerful Sunan Kalijaga it. Sunan Bonang pupil who is also the son of the Duke of Tuban Wilwatikta Raden Sahid epithet is to popularize the cave which was originally named Luweng Ombo (cave width) with the name of Akbar Cave. The name is so popular when Sunan Bonang are amazed with the huge cave and a long and beautiful with a call Alllahu Akbar Allahu Akbar (God is great). Whatever happened to name the cave is located in the village Ngabar Semanding district or village Abar, a cave in history ever to train Ranggalawe physical forces (one of the duke of Tuban). And I have a collection with original ornaments formed by the artificial nature. There Andong Tumpak Sunan Bonang hermitage as a place with stone hanging. Others Spring Tirta Merta Spring pond water of life and the see-through tunnel Hawan Ocean to the north shore, about 1 km in length. Here too there is room Songgo Sky, which is the room where we could see the sky from inside the cave. On the other hand there are historic relics Supa master fireplace to make weapons.Inside the cave can also be seen Hurdles Marabaya. A 20-meter long hallway that when we enter into it could be seen inside the well is approximately 14 meters. (Currently protected by a security fence). In the recorded history of this hallway to Sunan Bonang hiding when soldiers chased chase Sam Poo Kong (Chinese army) who are not happy, he spread Islam here.In the middle of this cave there is a wide hall once used a meeting place of saints. And the last before the 'finish' (the exit cave) there pasujudan Baitul Akbar former Sunan Bonang and Sunan prayer-Sunan other, now a mosque in the basement