![]() Once the marshy suburb of a small court centre, Medan developed into a commercial city after the Dutch overran the Deli sultanate in 1872, and 14 years later, became the regional capital.Īt the southern end of Medan’s longest street, Jalan Sisingamangaraja stands the magnificent Istana Maimoon, constructed by an Italian architect in rococo style in 1888. Most visitors enter North Sumatra via Medan, a sprawling and crowded city with one of the strongest economic growth rates and the highest per capita incomes in Indonesia. ![]() Sinabung mountain, North Sumatra, Indonesia © didikh017/Shutterstock 10.
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