Fresh Sea Lake

Danau Laut Tawar or Fresh Sea Lake is a lake that located in the Gayo Highlands, Central Aceh District, Aceh.
At western side of the lake there is Takengon, which is also the capital of Central Aceh district.
The name Laut Tawar or Fresh Sea taken because of the vast area that this lake has, and it has fresh water in it. The existence of Laut Tawar Lake for local inhabitants is used for the water resourcement for the entire needs, with other is about tourism destination.
Based on the folk legend, danau Laut Tawar occur from the story of a princess who married a man from another kingdom, which is not blessed by her parents. When she left the palace, she turn her face backward and it made thunder, lightning and heavy rain that made the princess fell down and cried. The rain and the crying of the princess then believed to be the source of the lake.
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