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Population18,346
GeoNames
RegionNorth Sumatra
Elevation36 m
118 ft
Time zoneAsia/Jakarta
Nearest airportSisingamangaraja XII International Airport (DTB)
71 km
Why visit Barus
Townapedia lists 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Barus
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About Barus
Barus is a town and kecamatan (district) in Central Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra Province, Sumatra,
From the Wikipedia article Barus (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Barus
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sisingamangaraja XII International Airport (DTB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 71 km away.
- Sibolga 52 km southeast, about 52 min by car
- Tarutung 63 km east, about 1 h by car
- Nainggolan 72 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Singkil 74 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Pangururan 74 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Sidikalang 83 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Parmonangan 84 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Tomok Bolon 88 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Tuktuk Sonak 89 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Ambarita 89 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Benteng Barus berada di dekat lapangan sepak bola, Really Rin, CC BY 4.0
- Benteng Barus 2, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Tampak depan dari Benteng Barus, Really Rin, CC BY 4.0
- Plang Situs Cagar Budaya Benteng Barus, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Bagian depan dari Benteng Barus, Really Rin, CC BY 4.0
- Ruangan kecil Benteng Barus, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Benteng Barus 1, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Benteng Pertahanan di Barus, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Dinding Benteng Barus, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Ruangan kecil pada Benteng Barus, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Kondisi Benteng Barus, Really Rin, CC BY 4.0
- Struktur Sekat di Bagian Dalam Benteng Barus, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Benteng Barus, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Ruang Benteng Melingkar di Benteng Barus, Really Rin, CC BY 4.0
- Benteng Pertahanan Barus, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Pintu masuk menuju ruang menilgkar di Benteng Barus, Really Rin, CC BY 4.0
- Suasana di dalam Benteng Barus yang bersejarah, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Sekat-sekat struktur Benteng Barus, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Sisi dalam Benteng Barus, Really Rin, CC BY 4.0
- Ruang-ruang sisi dalam Benteng Barus, Really Rin, CC BY 4.0
- Suasana di dalam Benteng Barus, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Gerbang masuk Benteng Barus, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Ruang di Benteng Barus, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Struktur pertahanan Benteng Barus, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Sumur tua di dalam Benteng Barus, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Pajak Ikan Barus 2, Najla Khairani Siregar, CC BY 4.0
- Pajak Ikan Barus, Najla Khairani Siregar, CC BY 4.0
- Tugu titik nol peradaban Islam di pantai Barus, Really Rin, CC BY 4.0
- Tugu titik nol peradaban islam di Barus, Really Rin, CC BY 4.0
- Gerbang masuk tugu kilometer nol peradaban islam nusantara di barus, Really Rin, CC BY 4.0
- Struktur Sekat Ruang pada Benteng Baru, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Bentuk bumi sebagai simbol kilometer nol zero islamic civilization nusantara, Really Rin, CC BY 4.0
- Suasana tugu kilometer nol peradaban islam nusantara dari gerbang luar, Really Rin, CC BY 4.0
- Kilometer 0 Peradaban Islam Nusantara, Tapanuli Tengah 5, Lim Natee, CC BY 4.0
- Tugu dan Prasasti Pengesahan Titik 0 Peradaban Islam, Ning Gusti, CC BY 4.0
- Kilometer titik nol peradaban islam 1, Really Rin, CC BY 4.0
- Tugu kilometer 0 peradaban islam nusantara diresmikan oleh presiden Jokowi, Really Rin, CC BY 4.0
- Kilometer 0 Peradaban Islam Nusantara, Tapanuli Tengah 3, Lim Natee, CC BY 4.0
- Kilometer 0 Peradaban Islam Nusantara, Tapanuli Tengah 2, Lim Natee, CC BY 4.0
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