This city is most interesting of Lombok's larger places. Nearly all places of interest regard to architecture of the island has this city to offer, lie within a range of 15 kilometres of the city. Up to the beginning of this century it was the royal capital of lombok and the city is still the most important market place of the island. The trade takes mainly place in the always busy Arab district, the spot for buying decorate sarongs. The Balineze district in the north of the city count several beautiful houses built in typical Bali-Lombok style.

Places of interest
The Pura Meru
the Pura Meru is the head temple of the Hindus of the island. The temple is built in 1720, for the different unite of Hindu fracties on the island. The three courts symbolizeren the clsification of Hindoe-cosmos: the ground, the human realm and the spirit. On the inside of court stands three pagodas for Brahma, Vishnu and Siva, the representation of the three-unity. The 33 smaller sanctuary represent the different Hindu communities of the island, which they maintain still.

The Puri Mayura garden
Across the temple lie the Puri Mayura garden from 1744. the pavilion, which is situated in middle of a large pond, better named as the Bale Kembang, or floating hall. Here in former days the kings of lombok came together here and right were spoken.
General ham, the general of the Dutch army in the war against the Balineze kings of lombok in 1894, found here the death with a large part of its troups. Although he had been warned for a possible ambush, he decided to spend the night on the inner yard of the temple. In the middle of in the night the camp was attack from the temple walls by hundreds of balinezen,
where Generaal Harm was deadly harmed. The troups could still transport him to Ampenan,  where he died on 26 augusts 1894. He lies bury in Karangjangkong.
The royal palace behind the garden is of a surprising simplicity . Partly in Dutch -, partly built in Balineze style palace are photograph and other memories to the colonial past  kept.

Shopping
In Cakranegara are several souvenirshops such as the Seni Budaya art shop and Rinjani art shop in Pejanggik, putra Khatina, Ismael Marzuki (no. 5) and sari Kusuma in Selaparang (no. 45). in the Mataram
supermarket in Pejanggik (no. 129b) at Cakra  you can get your daily life needs.

The surroundings of Cakranegara
Runkang/Sayang-Sayang
In this village, 1 km at north of Cakranegara, there made boxes of palm leaves.

Jangkuk
This village is famous for its woodcraft.