Martapura is often called "Veranda of Mecca" because there are many santris wearing white clothes in this town who walk up and down to study Islam, similar to Mecca in the hajj season.
Martapura is often called the "Veranda of Mecca" because it has a large number of people wearing white clothing who walk around studying Islam, much like the pilgrims in Mecca during the hajj season.