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Kota Pagatan (other names: Pagattan/Pegattan) is a town located in the Kusan Hilir District, in Tanah Bumbu Regency, Kalimantan Selatan province, Indonesia.
Kota Pagatan | |
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  Kota Pagatan  Kota Pagatan | |
| Coordinates: 3°36′27″S 115°56′05″E / 3.6076°S 115.9348°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | Kalimantan Selatan |
| Regency | Tanah Bumbu |
| Subdistrict | Kusan Hilir |
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Landmarks edit
Pantai Pagatan edit
Pagatan has an exotic beach, so-called Pagatan Beach. Not only people from this region, but also from Banjarmasin (the capital city of Kalimantan Selatan) visit this place for refreshing and recreation. This place also becomes the place for any cultural event, especially the annual event Maccera tasi (Buginese language: Party of the Sea).[1]
Culture edit
Kain Tenun Pagatan edit
Mappanretasi edit
Mappanretasi is the term used by local people that means to feed the sea. This symbolic terms is intended to appreciate Allah, the God they worship, for the blessing that He has given through the sea and for the safety when they go to the sea for a living.[1] Since they are mostly fishermen, they feel the event as their part of life.
Mappanretasi is held annually in November.*1 The form of the event is by providing some local food and throwing them to the sea (simply like "feeding" the sea). The leader then deliver some prayers during the activities.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Keindahan Pasir Putih Pantai Pagatan". Berita Daerah. August 28, 2013. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015.
External links edit
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