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Museums Attractions In Sumatra

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Sumatra is a large island in western Indonesia that is part of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island that is located entirely in Indonesia and the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 . Sumatra is an elongated landmass spanning a diagonal northwest-southeast axis. The Indian Ocean borders the west, northwest, and southwest coasts of Sumatra with the island chain of Simeulue, Nias and Mentawai off the western coast. In the northeast the narrow Strait of Malacca separates the island from the Malay Peninsula, which is an extension of the Eurasian continent. In the southeast the narrow Sunda Strait separates Sumatra from Java. The norther...
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Museums Attractions In Sumatra

  • 1. Tjong A Fie's Mansion Medan
    Tjong A Fie, Majoor der Chinezen , or Tjong Yiauw Hian , birth name Zhang Hongnan , was a Hakka Chinese businessman, banker and kapitan who built a large plantation business in Sumatra, Indonesia. Tjong A Fie built his business that employed more than 10,000 labor workers. Because of his great success, he maintained a good relationship with the ruler of Deli, including the ninth Sultan of Deli, Sultan Ma'mun Al Rashid Perkasa Alamyah and Dutch authorities.In 1911, Tjong A Fie was appointed as a Kapitan Cina or major of Chinese community in Medan, replaced his late brother, Tjong Yong Hian. As a Chinese community top leader, he was well-thought-of and respected by people, because he was linked with economy and political systems of the city. His enterprises were invested in his plantations, ...
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  • 3. Museum Tsunami Aceh Banda Aceh
    The Aceh Tsunami Museum, located in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, is a museum designed as a symbolic reminder of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami disaster, as well as an educational center and an emergency disaster shelter in case the area is ever hit by a tsunami again.
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  • 4. Huta Bolon Simanindo Batak Museum Samosir Island
    Museum Huta Bolon Simanindo is a museum on in the village of Simanindo on Samosir Island in Sumatra, Indonesia. The museum is housed in the former home of Rajah Simalungun, a Batak king who had 14 wives. The roof was decorated with 10 buffalo horns representing the 10 generations of the dynasty. The museum's collection includes brass cooking utensils, weapons, crockery from the Dutch and Chinese, sculptures, and Batak carvings. Dance performances are given daily and audience participation encouraged.
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  • 7. Rahmat International Wildlife Museum & Gallery Medan
    Rahmat International Wildlife Museum & Gallery is a natural history museum in Medan, Indonesia. The museum displays various collections of wildlife from the smallest to the largest according to the habitat. After the development was completed in October 2007, the Museum & Gallery has an area of 2970 m² building. Its founder is a fan of sport hunting and the conservation of nature. Through the museum, he invites visitor to better understand the diversity of wildlife that exist in the world and their importance.
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  • 11. Museum Perjuangan Tri Daya Eka Dharma Bukittinggi
    This list includes many museums and cultural institutions in Indonesia . Heritage buildings such as candi, mosques, colonial churches and buildings with no site museum should not be placed in the list.
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  • 13. Museum Adityawarman Padang
    Adityawarman Museum is a State Museum located in Padang, Indonesia. As a State Museum, Adityawarman Museum is officially known as the State Museum of West Sumatra . The museum displays ethnographic collections of items related to the culture of the Province of West Sumatra, particularly the culture of Minangkabau and Mentawai.
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  • 14. Museum Rumah Kelahiran Bung Hatta Bukittinggi
    This list includes many museums and cultural institutions in Indonesia . Heritage buildings such as candi, mosques, colonial churches and buildings with no site museum should not be placed in the list.
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