Lombok Island is an island in the Lesser Sunda Islands or Nusa Tenggara which is separated by the Lombok Strait from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait to the east from Sumbawa. This island is more or less round in shape with a kind of “tail” on the southwest side which is approximately 70 km long. The area of this island reaches 5,435 km², placing it in 108th place on the list of islands based on area in the world. The name comes from the Lomboq Sasak language, which means straight, honest. The main city on this island is Mataram City.