The State of East Sumatra (Negara Sumatera Timur) was established by the Netherlands after the reoccupation of North Sumatra in July, 1947, during the first of the Dutch 'police actions' …

Sumatra is an elongated landmass spanning a diagonal northwest–southeast axis. The Indian Ocean borders the northwest, west, and southwest coasts of Sumatra, with the island chain of …

This page includes lighthouses of the central eastern coast of Sumatra in the province of Riau, which faces Singapore across the Malacca Strait. In 2002 the Riau Islands were separated …

Sumatra is an huge Indonesian island southwest of Southeast Asia and east of Java. Situated just a few miles across the important Straits of Malacca from Singapore and Malaysia, it is covered …

Mar 14, 2025 · Sumatra, Indonesian island, the second largest (after Borneo) of the Greater Sunda Islands, in the Malay Archipelago. It is separated in the northeast from the Malay …

Mar 14, 2025 · With its lush jungles, majestic waterfalls, beautiful volcanoes and red-haired orangutans, Sumatra is a tropical paradise full of adventure! I spent a couple of weeks …

Sumatra's East Coast Residency (Dutch: Residentie Oostkust van Sumatra) was an administrative subdivision of the Dutch East Indies with its capital in Medan. It was located in …

Stretching from the foothills of the mighty Bukit Barisan mountain range in West Sumatra to the islands of Bangka and Belitung in the East, the province of South Sumatra is relatively flat but …

Sumatra is known for its vast jungles and a diverse rainforest ecosystem. Besides exploring the tropical flora and fauna, you can also interact with the locals and learn more about the region’s …

May 31, 2007 · In seventy-five years Medan has grown into the richest and most productive area of the Dutch East Indies and is unconditionally the wealthiest region of the whole Dutch Indies …