Sumatera Utara - Flughafen Medan, Tobasee, Sibolga, Nationalpark Gunung Leuser, Samosir, Bistum Sibolga, Batu-Inseln, Psms Medan, Belawan (English, German, Paperback)

Kapitel: Flughafen Medan, Tobasee, Sibolga, Nationalpark Gunung Leuser, Samosir, Bistum Sibolga, Batu-Inseln, Psms Medan, Belawan, Gunungsitoli, Teluk Dalam, Istana Maimun. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Medan is the capital of the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Located in the northern part of the province along the coast, Medan is the fourth largest city in Indonesia.The city is bordered by Deli Serdang Regency to the east, south and west, and the Strait of Malacca to the north. Medan is governed by a mayor, Drs. H. Abdillah Ak, MBA (period 2005-2010). Abdillah and his vice mayor is caught by Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission at 2008. Then, Syamsul Arifin, the governor of North Sumatra appoints Affifudin Lubis become the acting mayor. In 2009, Affifudin Lubis resigns as mayor. The governor then appoints Rahudman Harahap become the mayor. Because Rahudman wants to be a candidate in the 2010 mayor election, he resigns as mayor. Now the acting mayor is Syamsul Arifin, who is also the governor of North Sumatra. Medan is divided into 21 districts (kecamatan) and 151 subdistricts (kelurahan). Governor general Fock visiting the Great Mosque, 1925Medan started as a village called Kampung Medan (Medan Village). Kampung Medan was founded by Guru Patimpus around the 1590s. Because Kampung Medan sits on Tanah Deli (Land of Deli), Kampung Medan is also referred as Medan-Deli. The original location of Kampung Medan is an area where the Deli River meets Babura River. Based on the diary of the Portuguese merchant in early 16th century, it stated that the name of Medan was actually derived from Medina which is actually a holy city in the western of Saudi Arabia. However, other source indicated that the name of Medan actually came from Indian Hindi language word "Maidan" meaning "ground" or "land"(like in Pragati Maidan in Delhi). One of the Karo-Indonesia dictionary written by Darwin Prinst SH published in 2002 w...http: //booksllc.net/?l=d