Langkat is one of the regencies in North Sumatra with the capital city in Stabat. The area of Langkat Regency is 6.263 sq km, with 25 sub -districts and the total population 1 million people. Langkat Regency has a strategic location. This is because it is directly adjacent to the Sea area in the north, Binjai City in the east, and Aceh Province in the west.
Langkat Regency still has the status of a presidency and a sultanate (government) with a government leader called the Resident and domiciled in Binjai with the Resident Morry Agesten, during the Dutch government. Residents have the authority to accompany the Sultan of Langkat in the field of foreigners only, while for native people (pribumi/ bumiputera) was in the hands of the government of the Langkat sultanate.
But at the beginning of independence, Based on PP No. 7 Years 1956 Administratively, Langkat Regency becomes an autonomous region that has the right to regulate its own household. Nah, It turns out that Langkat Regency has its own uniqueness, you know, apart from the history it has, as well as the character and life of the people in it. Check out some of the things that are the tourist attractions of Langkat Regency, which Traveldiva has summarized for Paradiva, Among them are:
Statue of Lord Murugan
Lord Murugan is a Hindu God who is well known among the Tamils in the state of Tamil Nadu in India, and Sri Lanka. This god is also known by various names, like Kartikeya, Kumara, Shanmukha, Skanda, to Subramaniam. This Lord Murugan statue has a height 17 meters and entered the MURI record as the tallest statue of Dewa Murugan in Indonesia. This also makes the Murugan Statue the second tallest in the world after the one in Malaysia.
Batu Frog Nature Tourism
This Batu Katak tour is located in Batu Jongjong Village, Bahorok District. Some of the activities that tourists can do who visit this tourist spot include doing forest trekking and monitoring several animals such as orangutans to gibbons.. This Batu Frog tourist attraction also provides a large-scale camping site for group tourists. other than that, tourists can also find rare flowers, namely Raflesia and Amorphophallus titanum.
Langkat Sultanate
Historical Tourism in Langkat Regency is to trace the long journey of the Malay Sultanate, to the relics that are in it. Historical tourism is like eating the descendants of Sunan, Mesjid Azizi, and other Islamic historical places. The Langkat Sultanate is the oldest of the Malay monarchies in East Sumatra. On 1568, in the area now called the Silver Plate, one of the leaders of the Aru Kingdom named Dewa Shahdan managed to save himself from the attack of the Sultanate of Aceh and established a kingdom. This kingdom is the forerunner of the modern Langkat Sultanate.
City of Culture and Education
When talking about Langkat, You will remember the unique culture as on certain days a canoe rowing race is held on a big river. Not only that, Langkat provides parade activities involving young people. This parade is not without reason, but to commemorate a big day like the Prophet's Birthday, Eid Al-Fitr, and other religious events. Langkat Regency itself, known as a friendly area with high tolerance.
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