Details About Belawan

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Belawan is the port of Medan, the third-largest city in Indonesia and gateway to the wonderful Lake Toba region in the highlands of northern Sumatra. It is a stunningly scenic area of lush rain forests, canyons, waterfalls and active volcanoes. The Toba Batak who live in this isolated area are among the fiercest tribes in Sumatra. Indeed, cannibalism was one of the nastier forms of defense practiced by this warlike people.
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Attractions

Travellers will also be interested in the island's natural attractions, which include Lake Toba, the world's largest volcanic caldera. Gunug Leuser, on the other hand, is the oldest national park in the whole of Indonesia. It boasts an enormous variety of mammals and animals in general, from elephants and rhinoceroses to leopards, tigers and bears.

Currency

The currency here in Belawan is the rupiah.