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  2. Samosir - Wikipedia

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    Administratively, Samosir Island is governed as six of the nine districts within Samosir Regency. The lake and island were formed after the eruption of the Toba supervolcano some 75,000 years ago. [2] At 630 square kilometres (243 sq mi), Samosir is the largest island within an island and the fourth largest lake island in the world. [3]

  3. Lake Toba - Wikipedia

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    Location of Lake Toba shown in red on map. The Toba eruption (the Toba event) occurred at what is now Lake Toba about 73,700±300 years ago. [15] It was the last in a series of at least four caldera-forming eruptions at this location, with the earlier known caldera having formed around 1.2 million years ago. [16]

  4. North Sumatra - Wikipedia

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    Located in the centre of North Sumatra, the lake can be reached via Parapat (Simalungun regency), Tongging (Karo regency), and Balige (Toba Samosir regency). Samosir Island is a volcanic island in middle of Lake Toba, It is a popular tourist destination due to its exotic Batak history and the vistas it offers. The tourist resorts are ...

  5. Parapat - Wikipedia

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    In Parapat, Ajibata ferry port provides transportation to Samosir Island; it is the most direct route from Medan and the east. Parapat is very famous for the beauty of Lake Toba. This city is a famous tourist attraction in North Sumatra. In fact, in the 1990s this city became a favorite destination for foreign tourists.

  6. Batak architecture - Wikipedia

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    Toba Batak houses near Lake Toba. Batak Toba culture centres on Lake Toba and the sacred island of Samosir that lies within it. Jabu is the Toba language word for rumah adat. The houses are made up of three sections. A substructure of large wooden pillars resting on flat stones (or concrete nowadays) protects the structure from rising dampness.

  7. Samosir Regency - Wikipedia

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    Samosir Regency is an inland regency in North Sumatra. It was created on 18 December 2003 by splitting away the western districts of the former Toba Samosir Regency. The regency covers a land area of 1,444.25 square kilometres, including the whole of Samosir Island in the inland sea of Lake Toba.