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Oasis in Gunung Tembak

Thursday, March 12, 2026

This Islamic boarding school has transformed degraded land into a lush green area with diverse plants and a lake—a testament to the founder’s ecological vision.

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Female students recite the Quran by the lakeside near the girls’ dormitory at Hidayatullah Islamic Boarding School in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, March 2, 2026. Tempo/Niken Dwi Sitoningrum. tempo : 177879861898.

A TRANQUIL afternoon shaded the man-made lake within the grounds of Pondok Pesantren (Islamic Boarding School) Hidayatullah in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. A boy of elementary school age stood fishing at the edge of the lake near a small teak grove. Nearby, a santri (Islamic boarding school student) waited for the time to break his fast.

The teak forest surrounding the lake forms part of the boarding school c

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Niken Dwi Sitoningrum (Balikpapan) contributed to the writing of this article.

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