Alaban or Haloban is the largest village on the
island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
of
Tuangku
Tuangku (also known as Great Banyak) is the main and largest island in the Banyak Islands group in Indonesia. The largest town on the island is Haloban.
As a consequence of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake, the island dropped rendering the c ...
in the
Banjak Islands
The Banyak Islands (sometimes spelled Banjak Islands) are a group of inhabited islands located between Simeulue and Nias off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia's Aceh Province. Surveys of the area approximate around 71 islands and additio ...
, off Sumatra. It is located on the northern shore of the island.
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Populated places in Aceh