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Long House Karo Batak Ajijulu Batak, Batak tribes,Lake Toba, Sumatra,Indonesia
The Batak one of the largest indigenous groups in Indonesia. divided into six groups, the Toba, Pak Pak/Dairi, Karo, Angkola, Mandailing, and Simalungun, and have an estimated total population of 3 million. Traditional communal houses of the Batak have three levels, which correspond, levels of their universe: the upper world, the middle world, and the lower world. High roof represents the upper world, the realm of the gods, Mountainous highlands of northern Sumatra,
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Location: The Batak one of the largest indigenous groups in Indonesia. divided into six groups, the Toba, Pak
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