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Barus

Barus is a town and kecamatan (district) in Central Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Historically, Barus was well known as a port town or kingdom on the western coast of Sumatra where it was a regional trade center from around the 7th or earlier until the 17th century. It was also known by other names, namely Fansur and…

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Barus

Nodes46
Edges45
Triples86
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
Components1

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related to Historical records · 48
Barus → According, Aceh, Ahmad, Al-Masudi, Ancient Greek, Arabic, Arabs, Around, Barousai, Barusai, Binsu, Bālūs, Chau Ju-kua, Chinese, Claudius Ptolemy, During, Fansur, Geography, Greek, Ibn Khurdadhbih
related to Present-day Barus · 21
Barus → Acehnese, Batak, Batu Gerigis River, Both, Central Tapanuli Regency, Hilir, Historically, Islamic, It, Located, Mahligai Tomb Complex, Makam Papan Tinggi, Minangkabau, Mudik, North Sumatra, Northern Barus, Pasisia, Pesisir, Sibolga, Sumatran
related to Archaeology · 16
Barus → Arab, Arabic, Archaeological, Bukit Hasang, Chinese, Egyptian, Gold, Indian, Kedai Gadang, Lobu Tua, Lubok Tua, Persian, Sumatra, The, These, Tombstones
is a · 1
Barus → town and kecamatan

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century known sumatra may fansur camphor also name one town batak found around chinese north coast pansur earliest sources wrote

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Barusis atown and kecamatan0.90text
Barusrelated to ArchaeologyArchaeological0.60section
Barusrelated to ArchaeologyThese0.60section
Barusrelated to ArchaeologyLubok Tua0.60section
Barusrelated to ArchaeologyLobu Tua0.60section
Barusrelated to ArchaeologyChinese0.60section
Barusrelated to ArchaeologyArab0.60section
Barusrelated to ArchaeologyEgyptian0.60section
Barusrelated to ArchaeologyPersian0.60section
Barusrelated to ArchaeologyIndian0.60section
Barusrelated to ArchaeologyBukit Hasang0.60section
Barusrelated to ArchaeologyTombstones0.60section

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