Batak
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Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of closely related Austronesian ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra and parts of adjacent provinces, Indonesia, who speak the Batak
Toba Batak male and female wearing traditional clothes
A traditional Toba Batak house (see Batak architecture).
Bark book with charms written in native Batak script, 1910.
Traditional boat (c. 1870), photograph by Kristen Feilberg.
North Sumatra
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North Sumatra is a province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan on the east coast of the island. It borders Aceh to the northwest,
Darodaro, big stones used as memorials by the Nias people, being hauled in Bawomataluo village in a thousand-year-old practice
Situs Hopong in Dolok Sanggul, stone statue sites that are possible evidence of prehistoric Batak civilization
Coins founded in Situs Kota Cina, Labuhan Deli, presumably used for trading during the Yuan dynasty, 12th to 13th century AD
Bahal temple, also known as Portibi, is a Buddhist candi complex in Bahal village, North Sumatra. The temple site is linked to the Pannai Kingdom c. 11th to 13th century AD.