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lake toba

Lake Toba is a volcanic lake with a length of 100 kilometers and 30 kilometers wide, located in the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. This lake is the largest lake in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. In the middle of this lake there is a volcanic island called Samosir Island.

Lake Toba has long been an important tourist destination in North Sumatra, Bukit Lawang, Berastagi and Nias, attract domestic and mancanegara.Diperkirakan Lake Toba formed during the explosion of about 73000-75000 years ago and is the eruption (super volcano) the most new. Bill Rose and Craig Chesner from Michigan Technological University estimate that the total amount of material in the eruption about 2,800 km3-about 2,000 km3 of ignimbrite flows over the ground, and about 800 km3 of which falls as ash mainly to the west. Pyroclastic flow from the eruption destroyed an area of ​​20,000 km2, with a 600 m thick ash deposits with this utama.Kejadian crater caused mass death and extinction of some species of living things. According to some DNA evidence, this eruption also reduced the number of people to about 60% of the total human population of the earth at that time, which is about 60 million people. The eruption also caused the ice age, although experts still debate it. After the eruption, the caldera formed which is then filled with water and became what is now known as Lake Toba. Pressure up by magma that has not come out cause the appearance SamosirPenyebaran island of volcanic dust was very spacious, found almost all over the world. Derived from an ancient supervolcano eruption, namely Mount Toba. Alleged leads to Mount Toba, as evidence of molecular forms of the same volcanic dust in the 2100 period. Since caldera crater that is now a lake Toba in Indonesia, 3,000 miles, from the source of the eruption. In fact, surprisingly enough, it turns out spread of dust to be recorded up to the North Pole. This is reminiscent of the experts, how powerful the Toba super volcano eruption at that time.

Tjong A Fie mansion terrain

Nam Fung Tjong more popular with the name of his title with Tjong A Fie was born in 1860 in rural areas Sungkow Moyan or Meixien and from the tribe of Khe or Hakka. He came from a modest family, elderly father had a grocery store. Together with his brother Tjong Yong Hian, Tjong A Fie had to leave school and help keep his father's store. Although only a modest education, but Tjong A Fie was quite smart and can be mastered in a short time tips trade and manages the family business making progress. But, Tjong A Fie apparently have an other ideals, he wanted to try his luck overseas in search of wealth and become a respected man. Determination is what prompted him to leave his hometown and went to the Indian Belanda.Tjong A Fie (Chinese character: 張 阿輝) (Guangdong, 1860 Medan, 1921) was a businessman, banker and a lieutenant who came from China and successfully build a big business in plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia.Tjong A Fie build a large business that has more than 10,000 employees. Because of his success, Tjong A Fie close to the people prominent in the field, including the Sultan of Deli, Ma'mun al Rasjid and Dutch colonial officials. In 1911, Tjong A Fie was named "Chinese Kapitan" (Majoor der Chineezen) to lead the Chinese community in Medan, replacing his brother, Tjong Yong Hian. As the leader of the Chinese community, Tjong A Fie highly regarded and respected, because he mastered the field of economics and politics. Business empire includes plantations, palm oil mills, sugar mills, banks and railway companies

Maimonides palace

Maimonides palace is a palace of the Sultanate of Deli which is one of the iconic city of Medan, North Sumatra, located in Jalan Brigadier General Katamso, Talbot Village, district of Medan Maimonides.

Designed by Italian architect and built by the Sultan of Deli, Sultan Mahmud Al-Rashid. Construction of the palace was started on August 26, 1888 and was completed on 18 May 1891. Maimonides Palace has an area of ​​2,772 m2 and 30 rooms. Maimonides palace consists of two floors and has 3 parts: the main building, left wing and right wing of the building. The palace building faces north and on the front side of the building there is the Al-Mashun or better known as the Great Mosque of Medan.

Maimonides palace became a tourist destination not only because of old age, but also a unique interior design, combining elements of the Malay cultural heritage, the Islamic style, Spain, India and Italy. But unfortunately, these attractions are not free from the region Street vendors.

Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni

Since 2005, a catholic temple, in the Indo-Mogul style, dedicated to Our Lady of Good Health Also known as Our Lady of Vailankanni (Tamil: ஆரோக்கிய மாதா Ārōkkiya eye), is built in Medan, Indonesia. This particular Saint knows its origin with an apparition in the 17th century in Velankanni Town, Tamil Nadu, India. [1] The temple is an imposing building, of two storeys and a small tower of seven storeys in Indonesian style, that already attracts attention from the main road (it is situated in the small road Jl. Sakura III besides Jl. Simatupang). It is important pilgrimage site in Asia.

Waterfalls Ponds Dwi Color and Sibolangit

The waterfall is usually a favorite destination on vacation, or on weekends. Have you ever visited one of the exotic waterfalls in Indonesia? Yes, Niagara and articles, this waterfall has unparalleled beauty, As well as having unique characteristics that can not be met in another waterfall.
Waterfalls and articles or also known as the Blue Lake and articles located in the village of Durin Sirugun, the foot of Mount Sibayak, District and articles, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra. For those adventurers, this waterfall can you put in the reference list for your next visit.

Niagara Dwi Colour articles for a waterfall two colors, namely blue and white color greyish. Why do two colors? Since there are phosphorus and sulfur content which will produce a light blue color. Waterfall Two Color has a height of about 100 meters, sourced from Mount Sibayak, then the water coming down from the top of the river will be accommodated into a small lake. Since there are sulfur and phosphorus content in it, then you should not drink water from this waterfall, because it can endanger yourself.

Before you make a trip to the waterfall is Sibolangit this, it helps you prepare for purposes such as tracking equipment, tent if you want to camp, drugs and P3K, drinking enough water, change of clothes, a compass. Do not forget to bring along a backup energy and lighting fixtures at any time if necessary.

Your journey takes about 2-3 hours to reach the waterfall Sibolangit of Main Gate Campgrounds and articles. In order not to get lost during a trip to the location, there is a good idea to hire a local guide with a rate of about 100-300 thousand dollars. During the trip you will find an inscription made in memory of one of the tourists who died in 2006. After traveling through the tall trees, trails, and crossing streams, you came on tejun Dwi Water Color and articles, feel the sensation of coldness This two-color waterfall. However, do not forget to always keep this beautiful place naturalness yes.

Access to the waterfall is quite easy, and can be reached via public transportation, as well as a means of personal transportation. If you want to ride public transportation, from the city of Medan you can ride the bus inter-city bus Kabanjahe majors or majors and articles. Arriving at and articles, you can ride a motorcycle or public transportation to the Campgrounds and articles.

If you use private transportation, you will travel as far as 75 km from the city of Medan, crossed Hill Park or Mickey Holiday which is about 1.5 miles from the entrance to the campsite and articles.

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Tsunami Museum

Tsunami Museum, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, is a museum that is designed as a symbolic monument to the earthquake and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at the same time educational center and emergency shelter if a tsunami occurs lagi.Museum Tsunami designed by architects from Indonesia, Ridwan Kamil . This museum is a four-story structure with an area of ​​2,500 m² curved walls covered with geometric reliefs. Inside, visitors enter through a dark narrow corridor between two high walls of water - to recreate the atmosphere and panic when the tsunami. Museum walls decorated images of the Saman dance, a symbolic meaning to the strength, discipline, and religious beliefs Acehnese. From the top, the roof forming waves. The ground floor is designed like a traditional stilt house Acehnese who survived the tsunami.

This building commemorates the victims, whose names are listed on the wall of one of the deepest space museums, and community members who survived this disaster.

Baiturrahman Grand Mosque

In addition to its role as a memorial to the dead, the museum is also useful as a protection from disasters of this kind in the future, including the "hill of refuge" for visitors if a tsunami occurs again.
Baiturrahman Mosque is a mosque Sultanate of Aceh that was built by Sultan Iskandar Muda Mahkota Nature in the year 1022 AH / 1612 AD beautiful and magnificent building which is similar to the Taj Mahal in India is located right in the heart of the city of Banda Aceh and become the focal point of all activities in Aceh Darussalam.

When the Kingdom of the Netherlands attacked the Sultanate of Aceh on the second Dutch military aggression on the Moon Shafar 1290 AH / 10 April 1873 AD, Mosque Baiturrahman burned. Then, in 1877 the Dutch rebuild Masjid Baiturrahman to attract attention and reduce anger Nation Aceh. At that time the Sultanate of Aceh still under the reign of Sultan Muhammad Daud Shah Johan Sovereign is the last Sultan of Aceh.

As a historic place that has high artistic value, Mosque Baiturrahman become the object of religious tourism that is able to make every tourist who comes amazed the history and beauty of its architecture, where the Mosque Baiturrahman including one of the most beautiful mosques in Indonesia, which has a stunning architecture, carvings Interestingly, a large courtyard with water fountain pond Ottoman Empire style and would be very cool if it were inside the mosque ini.Pada the Sultanate of Aceh Darussalam, In addition to the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah, Masjid Baiturrahman also became a center of religious learning Muslims are visited by people who want to learn Islam from all over the world

On March 26, 1873 the Kingdom of the Netherlands declared war to the Sultanate of Aceh, they began firing cannon to Aceh mainland of warships Citadel Van Antwerp. On April 5, 1873, the Dutch landed in Pante Ceureumen under the leadership of Johan Harmen Rudolf Köhler, and instantly be able to master Mosque Baiturrahman. Köhler was carrying 3,198 soldiers. A total of 168 of them officers. However, this first battle was won by the Sultanate of Aceh, where in the event the death of General Johan Rudolf Kohler Hermen a large Dutch General due to the use of a rifle shot by an army of the Sultanate of Aceh are then perpetuated a shooting at a small monument that is located under the tree Kelumpang near the entrance north Mosque Baiturrahman.

weh island

Pulau Weh (or We) is a small volcanic island located in the northwest of the island of Sumatra. The island was once connected to the island of Sumatra, but later separated by sea after a volcanic eruption last time at the time of this Pleistosen.Pulau located in the Andaman Sea. The largest city on the island of Weh, Sabang, is the westernmost city located in Indonesia.

The island is famous for its ecosystem. The Indonesian government has set a 60 km² area as far from the edge of the island either to the inside or outside as nature reserves. Big mouthed shark can be found on the coast of the island. In addition, this island is the only habitat of frogs whose status is threatened, Bufo valhallae (genus Bufo). Coral reefs around the island is known as a habitat for many species of ikanPulau Weh is located in the Andaman Sea, where two groups of islands, the Nicobar and Andaman Islands, spread out in a line of Sumatra to the Burma plate. Andaman Sea is located in a small active plate tectonics. Complex fault system and the islands have volcanic arc formed along the sea by the movement of tectonic plates.

The island stretches along 15 kilometers (10 miles) in the northern tip of Sumatra. The island is only a small island with an area of ​​156.3 km², but it has many mountains. The highest peak of the island is a volcano with a height of 617 meters fumarolic (2024 feet). The last eruption of the mountain is expected to occur in the Pleistocene. As a result of this eruption, most of the mountain is destroyed, filled with sea and formed a separate island.

At a depth of nine meters (29.5 feet) near the town of Sabang, underwater fumaroles emerging from the bottom of volcanic laut.Kerucut can be found in the forest. There are 3 areas solfatara: one located 750 meters southeast of the peak and the other is located 5 km and 11.5 km northwest part of the summit in the west coast of the Gulf of Lhok Perialakot.

There are four small islands that surround the island of Weh: Klah, Rubiah, Seulako, and Rondo. Among the four, Rubiah famous for diving tourism as coral reefs. Nuns became a haven Indonesian Muslims perform the Hajj sea for before and after Mecca.

Aceh p. Ramlee village

P.Ramlee or real name Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh (born in Penang, March 22, 1929 - died May 29, 1973 at the age of 44 years) is a Malaysian actor in the 1950s. His father came from Lhokseumawe (Aceh) who married Che Mah Hussein in 1925 in Kubang Buaya, Butterworth, Malaysia.

Ramlee basic education in the School of Malay Kampung Jawa and then to Francis Light School. After that, Ramlee continued his education at the Penang Free School until the outbreak of World War II.

Starting from playing ukelele, P. Ramlee then switched to guitar and violin musical instrument under the guidance Kamaruddin (brass band leader in Penang Free School). Ramlee then joined the Cadet Orchestra Sekampung and then Sinaran Evening Star. He had been a champion singing contest organized by Radio Penang in 1947 and was elected as the Star Singer Main Malaya. In these competitions, Ramlee using the letter "P" (for Puteh) at the beginning of its name and since then the name of P. Ramlee lingered until his death.

The first film starring P. Ramlee is Chinta (1948) with a role as a villain and background vocals. His success continued and plays a role in 27 films between 1948 to 1955.

P. Ramlee died on May 29, 1973 at the age of 44 years. To commemorate his services, Yang Pertuan Agong of Malaysia awarded Commander of the Faithful Darjah Greatness Star Crown in 1990 and added the title Tan Sri on behalf Ramlee.

seumadu island

Seumadu island is located in Muara One, approximately 10 kilometers east of Lhokseumawe. This beautiful island is a popular tourist spot for residents Lhokseumawe to whom it is easily accessible. The island is also known as Rancong Beach.Seumadu Island is located in Muara Satu. PT Arun, the largest oil company in the province, located about 12 kilometers from downtown Lhokseumawe along the route to Banda Aceh from this island Medan.Seumadu previously named Rancong Beach. However, over time, become more commonly referred to as Seumadu Island. The origin of this name change is based on the story of a husband and wife who live in the region. Husband, Mr. Jali, is one of the first to set up a stall near the beach Rancong. Although others then follow his example, people began to call the beach "Seumadu", after the name of Mr. Jali itu.Pulau shop is famous for its natural beauty and as a result attract many tourists. Lhokseumawe and surrounding communities are frequent visitors who want to enjoy the beautiful beaches. Access to the island is via a simple foot bridge built by one of the local residents. Before the foot of the bridge was built, the only way to cross is by boat.

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The USS Arizona Memorial, located at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors and marines killed on the USS Arizona (BB-39) during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and commemorates the events of that day. The attack on Pearl Harbor and the island of Oʻahu was the action that led to the United States' direct involvement in World War II.




The memorial, built in 1962, is visited by more than two million people annually. Accessible only by boat, it straddles the sunken hull of the battleship without touching it. Historical information about the attack, shuttle boats to and from the memorial, and general visitor services are available at the associated USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center, which opened in 1980 and is operated by the National Park Service. The sunken remains of the battleship were declared a National Historic Landmark on 5 May 1989.During and following the end of World War II, the Arizona's wrecked superstructure was removed and efforts began to erect a memorial at the remaining submerged hull. The Pacific War Memorial Commission was created in 1949 to build a permanent memorial somewhere in Hawaiʻi. Admiral Arthur W. Radford, commander of the Pacific Fleet attached a flag pole to the main mast of the Arizona in 1950 and began a tradition of hoisting and lowering the flag. In that same year a temporary memorial was built above the remaining portion of the deckhouse. Radford requested funds for a national memorial in 1951 and 1952 but was denied because of budget constraints during the Korean War.




The Navy placed the first permanent memorial, a ten-foot-tall basalt stone and plaque, over the mid-ship deckhouse on December 7, 1955. President Dwight D. Eisenhower approved the creation of a National Memorial in 1958. Enabling legislation required that the memorial budgeted at US$500,000 be privately financed; however, $200,000 of the memorial cost was actually government subsidized.




Principal contributions to the memorial included:




$50,000 Territory of Hawaiʻi initial contribution in 1958

$95,000 privately raised following a 1958 This Is Your Life television segment featuring Rear Admiral (ret.) Samuel G. Fuqua,[6] Medal of Honor recipient and the senior surviving officer from the USS Arizona

$64,000 from 25 March 1961 benefit concert by Elvis Presley

$40,000 from the sale of plastic models of the Arizona in a partnership between the Fleet Reserve Association and Revell Model Company

$150,000 from federal funds in legislation initiated by Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye in 1961

During planning stages, the ultimate purpose of the memorial was the subject of competing visions. Some were eager to keep it a tribute to the sailors of the Arizona, while others anticipated a dedication to all the war dead of the Pacific theater.In the end, the legislation authorizing and funding the memorial (HR 44, 1961) declared that the Arizona would "be maintained in honor and commemoration of the members of the Armed Forces of the United States who gave their lives to their country during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941."The national memorial was designed by Honolulu architect Alfred Preis who had been detained at Sand Island at the start of the war as an enemy of the country because of his Austrian birth.[8] The United States Navy specified that the memorial be in the form of a bridge floating above the ship and accommodating 200 people.[citation needed]
The 184-foot (56 m)-long structure has two peaks at each end connected by a sag in the center of the structure. It represents the height of American pride before the war, the sudden depression of a nation after the attack and the rise of American power to new heights after the war. Critics initially called the design a "squashed milk carton".

The architecture of the USS Arizona Memorial is explained by Preis as, "Wherein the structure sags in the center but stands strong and vigorous at the ends, expresses initial defeat and ultimate victory ... The overall effect is one of serenity. Overtones of sadness have been omitted to permit the individual to contemplate his own personal responses ... his innermost feelings."

hawaii national memorial cemetery of the pacific

The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (informally known as Punchbowl Cemetery) is a national cemetery located at Punchbowl Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii. It serves as a memorial to honor those men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces, and those who have given their lives in doing so. It is administered by the National Cemetery Administration of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Millions of visitors visit the cemetery each year, and it is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Hawaii.In 1964, the American Battle Monuments Commission erected the Honolulu Memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery "to honor the sacrifices and achievements of American Armed Forces in the Pacific during World War II and in the Korean War". The memorial was later expanded in 1980 to include the Vietnam War. The names of 28,788 military personnel who are missing in action or were lost or buried at sea in the Pacific during these conflicts are listed on marble slabs in ten Courts of the Missing which flank the Memorial's grand stone staircase.

Bishop Museum

The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, designated the Hawaiʻi State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is a museum of history and science located in the historic Kalihi district of Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu. Founded in 1889, it is the largest museum in Hawai'i and is home to the world's largest collection of Polynesian cultural artifacts and natural history specimens. Besides the comprehensive exhibits of Hawaiiana, the museum's total holding of natural history specimens exceeds 24 million, of which the entomological collection alone represents over 13.5 million specimens (making it the third largest insect collection in the United States). The museum is accessible on public transit

pali lookout hawaii

Nuʻuanu Pali is a section of the windward cliff (pali in Hawaiian) of the Koʻolau mountain located at the head of Nuʻuanu Valley[3] on the island of Oʻahu. It has a panoramic view of the windward (northeast) coast of Oʻahu. The Pali Highway (Hawaii State Highway 61) connecting Kailua/Kāneʻohe with downtown Honolulu runs through the Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels bored into the cliffside.

The area is also the home of the Nuʻuanu Freshwater Fish Refuge and the Nuʻuanu Reservoir in the jurisdiction of the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources.

The Nuʻuanu Pali State Wayside is a lookout above the tunnels where visitors are treated to a panoramic view of the Oʻahu's windward side with sweeping views of Kāneʻohe, Kāneʻohe Bay, and Kailua. It is also well known for strong trade winds that blow through the pass (now bypassed by the Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels), forming a sort of natural wind tunnel

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Hilton Hawaiian Village

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