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Sakur Destination Guide

Delve into Sakur in Indonesia

Sakur in the region of North Sumatra is located in Indonesia - some 847 mi or ( 1363 km ) North-West of Jakarta , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sakur

Local time in Sakur is now 08:57 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jakarta " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Sondi, Saribudolok, Parapat, Sipispis, and Pematangraya. While being here, you might want to check out Sondi . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Sakur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Indonesia, Sumatra in 1940 before Japanese occupation

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A year before Indonesia was occupied by the Japanese during WW2 an American traveler took these colour pictures of the island. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Barusjahe

Barusjahe is a subdistrict and village of Karo Regency. It is a major production centre for growing oranges, and for cut flowers. It is located in the east of Karo regency, bordering Merek subdistrict to the south, Simalungun Regency to the southeast, and Deli Serdang Regency to the north east. To the west is Tigapanah subdistrict. It is 16km from Kabanjahe, and 101 km from Medan. The elevation is 1200 metres, and the area is 128.04 square kilometres. There are 19 desa within Barusjahe.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 3.17 98.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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Pematangsiantar

Pematangsiantar (sometimes written as Pematang Siantar, acronym PT. Siantar or P. Siantar, colloquially just Siantar but the official name has no space) is an independent city in North Sumatera, Indonesia, surrounded by, but not part of, the Simalungun Regency. Pematangsiantar formerly had the status of a second level district (daerah tingkat dua) and has been elevated to Kota - its population was 219,319 in 1990 Census, 242,756 in 2000 Census, and 229,525 in the 2005 Intercensal count.

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Located at 2.96 99.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Cities in Indonesia, Populated places in North Sumatra, Regency capitals of Indonesia

Garuda Indonesia Flight 152

Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 (GA152, GIA152) was a scheduled domestic Indonesian passenger flight from Jakarta to Medan, North Sumatra, operated by state owned flag carrier Garuda Indonesia. On Friday, September 26, 1997, the Airbus A300B4 flying this route, registered PK-GAI, crashed into woodlands 29 km (18 miles) from Medan in low visibility. All 234 passengers and crew were killed in the disaster.

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Located at 3.26 98.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: 1997 in Indonesia, Accidents and incidents involving the Airbus A300, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by weather, Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1997, Aviation accidents and incidents in Indonesia, Garuda Indonesia accidents and incidents