A visit to Nias Island seemed to explore past lives, time stopped fenced megalithic culture are still preserved. In the midst of the vast Indian Ocean, the island became home to the ancient stone age culture awesome to be visited.
Nias island located in the Indian Ocean to the west of the island of Sumatra. Amazing beautiful island and is surrounded by approximately 27 small islands where the new 11 islands of which are already inhabited, including the island of Nias, Simeulue, the Mentawai Islands and Enggano. The exact location of Nias Island is approximately 125 km from the west coast of Sumatra.
It has approximately 5,000 km² area, Nias Island is the largest of the islands in the vicinity. Gunungsitoli is the capital of Nias where here is no facility for those who want to explore the grandeur of nature and culture of Nias. In this city there is also the Nias Heritage Museum that holds a collection of approximately 6500 people of Nias cultural heritage. Island along the 130 km by 45 km wide is as alienated existence. Only a few merchant ships docked in the island because it is prohibited. Authorities will be immediately ordered approaching merchant ship to veer to port in Padang or to the Port in Bengkulu. Therefore, a visit to Nias seemed to discover his past life, where time seems to stop with the culture and traditions still survive sustainably.
The people of Nias Island are scattered in approximately 650 villages, but many of the villages including the difficult reachable by land as terrain weight. Infrastructure development efforts in this area have to contend with unstable soil surface shape. The new roads are built usually only be short-lived because the land always sank to the bottom. Nias Island inhabited by people who live independently since centuries ago. Their culture is still maintained its authenticity from outside influences have any menyambanginya lure tourists. In the local language, the Nias people call themselves as "Ono Niha", said ono means children ordescendants, while the word niha meaning humans. Pulau Nias sometimes referred to as TanöNiha, wherein said Tanö meaningful ground. Nias is famous in the world with rock culture and world class surfing. One of the famous of the cultural attractions of this stone is stone jumping,namely of local youths jump over a 2 meter high stone wall. As the surf world, Nias Island is comparable to Hawaii with the ownership of large waves that lure penghobinya. Nias Island also briefly hosted the Indonesian Open Surfing Championship which is located on the shores Lagundri. Visit to Nias Culture
It has approximately 5,000 km² area, Nias Island is the largest of the islands in the vicinity. Gunungsitoli is the capital of Nias where here is no facility for those who want to explore the grandeur of nature and culture of Nias. In this city there is also the Nias Heritage Museum that holds a collection of approximately 6500 people of Nias cultural heritage. Island along the 130 km by 45 km wide is as alienated existence. Only a few merchant ships docked in the island because it is prohibited. Authorities will be immediately ordered approaching merchant ship to veer to port in Padang or to the Port in Bengkulu. Therefore, a visit to Nias seemed to discover his past life, where time seems to stop with the culture and traditions still survive sustainably.
The people of Nias Island are scattered in approximately 650 villages, but many of the villages including the difficult reachable by land as terrain weight. Infrastructure development efforts in this area have to contend with unstable soil surface shape. The new roads are built usually only be short-lived because the land always sank to the bottom. Nias Island inhabited by people who live independently since centuries ago. Their culture is still maintained its authenticity from outside influences have any menyambanginya lure tourists. In the local language, the Nias people call themselves as "Ono Niha", said ono means children ordescendants, while the word niha meaning humans. Pulau Nias sometimes referred to as TanöNiha, wherein said Tanö meaningful ground. Nias is famous in the world with rock culture and world class surfing. One of the famous of the cultural attractions of this stone is stone jumping,namely of local youths jump over a 2 meter high stone wall. As the surf world, Nias Island is comparable to Hawaii with the ownership of large waves that lure penghobinya. Nias Island also briefly hosted the Indonesian Open Surfing Championship which is located on the shores Lagundri. Visit to Nias Culture
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