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    Batak architecture refers to the related architectural traditions and designs of the various Batak peoples of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Six groups of Batak...
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    needed] Indonesia portal Batak architecture Batak cuisine Batak mythology Batak script Batak in Singapore Hasapi Marga (Batak) Museum Huta Bolon Simanindo...
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    Toba Batak people (Batak Toba: ᯅᯖᯂ᯲ ᯖᯬᯅ) are the largest ethnic group of the Batak peoples of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The general term ‘Batak’ is sometimes...
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    grandest traditional houses of Aceh. Batak architecture (North Sumatra) includes the boat-shaped jabu homes of the Toba Batak people, with dominating carved...
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    Vernacular architecture (also folk architecture) is building done outside any academic tradition, and without professional guidance. It is not a particular...
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    cultural sphere in the island. The traditional vernacular architecture including: Batak architecture Rumah uma from Mentawai Uma (Gajo house) from the Gayo...
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    geometric patterns on the exterior. Batak architecture (North Sumatra) includes the boat-shaped jabu homes of the Toba Batak people, with dominating carved...
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    bolon houses can be found in North Sumatra. Architecture portal Indonesia portal Geriten Gorga Batak architecture "Rumah Bolon" [Bolon House]. Kebudayaan...
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    Singa (mythology) (category Batak mythology)
    Singa is an apotropaic figure from the mythology of the Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The singa represents a benevolent and protective power...
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    Lake Toba (category Batak)
    Lake Toba (Indonesian: Danau Toba, Toba Batak: ᯖᯀᯬ ᯖᯬᯅ; romanized: Tao Toba) is a large natural lake in North Sumatra, Indonesia, occupying the caldera...
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  • Basilica Bastide (Provençal manor) Bastion Bastion fort Bastle house Batak architecture Batter Battered corner Battle of the Styles Battlement Baubotanik...
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    Gorga (art) (category Batak)
    with different realms in the Batak Toba cosmology. The Gorga motif is often found in Batak Toba architecture, e.g. a Batak Toba house, or objects, e.g...
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    is basically early modern (western) architecture (e.g. Rationalism and Art Deco), which applies local architectural elements such as wide eaves or prominent...
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    Podom are sculpted sarcophagi traditional to the Toba Batak of Sumatra. They have the forms of longhouse roofs or boats. They are made of stone which...
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    steeply pitched roofs. In addition to the Minangkabau's rumah gadang, the Batak of Lake Toba region build the boat-shaped jabu with dominating carved gables...
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    81%) Catholic (29.19%) Christianity in Indonesia by ethnic groups (2010) Batak (20.15%) Javanese (10.39%) Dayak (8.64%) Minahasa (6.3%) Chinese (5.19%)...
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    Major ethnic groups include the Malay, native to the east coast; several Batak groups, indigenous to the west coast and central highlands; the Nias people...
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    multitude of other denominations can be found elsewhere in Indonesia. The Batak Protestant Christian Church, founded in 1861 by German Lutheran missionary...
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    Jambur (category Batak Karo)
    Sitanggang, Hilderia (2006). Arsitektur tradisional Batak Karo [Batak Karo Traditional Architecture]. Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan....
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    their inhabitants, particularly from various tribal communities like the Batak, Dayak, Orang Asli and the Orang Laut become subject to Islamisation and...
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    Sopo (structure) (category Architecture in Indonesia)
    treasury structure in the architecture of the Toba Batak people from North Sumatra, Indonesia. Its form is similar to that of a Batak traditional house with...
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    the 2020 census, roughly 361,000 Batak; 300,960 Minangkabau and 101,370 Malays lived in the city. The number of Batak people has grown in ranking, from...
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    Sumatra. Variants of Batak scripts are: Batak Karo script Batak Mandailing script Batak Pakpak script Batak Simalungun script Batak Toba script Ulu – A...
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    language and ethnic groups, including Malay, Sundanese, Javanese, Balinese, Batak (geographically includes Malaysia, Brunei, Pattani, Singapore, Cocos (Keeling)...
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    Sumatra. Subsequent rapid development ushered in a western-centric architectural style used in a number of colonial buildings built in Medan. These buildings...
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    These include Javanese, Sundanese, Minangkabau, Buginese, Balinese, and Batak, along with hundreds of others. Population data of Indonesia Provinces of...
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    regions still preserve uniquely indigenous culture. Indigenous ethnic groups Batak, Nias, Mentawai, Asmat, Dani, Sumba, Dayak, Toraja and many others are still...
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    List of church buildings in Indonesia (category Dutch colonial architecture in Indonesia)
    Christian Batak Church (HKBP), Parapat St. Francis of Assisi's Church, Berastagi (2005). The church was built in traditional Batak Karo architecture. GMI Gloria...
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    part of the island of Java and the southern edge of Sumatra. The Malays, Batak, Madurese, Betawi, Minangkabau, and Bugis are the next largest groups in...
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    Medan (category Articles containing Batak Karo-language text)
    provincial capital of North Sumatra. The term medan might be derived from the Batak Karo word madan (ᯔᯑᯉ᯳), which literally means 'healed', 'blessed', or 'recovered'...
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