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Ethnic groups

  • Batak (Indonesia)
    Batak (Indonesia)
    Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The term is used to include the Toba, Karo, Pakpak, Simalungun, Angkola and Mandailing, each of which are distinct but related groups with distinct, albeit related, languages and...

    • Batak languages
      Batak languages
      The Batak languages are spoken by Batak and Alas people of North Sumatra, Indonesia.Historically they were written using Batak script but the Latin alphabet is now used for most writing....

    • Batak script
    • Marga (Batak)
      Marga (Batak)
      Marga is a term in Batak societies referring to a clan name. The term is derived either from the Sanskrit varga, meaning company, party, or group, or, more likely, from the Sanskrit marga, meaning 'road, way or path', referring to a people of 'one origin'.Batak marga are patrilineal...

       (Batak's family name)
  • Batak (Philippines)
    Batak (Philippines)
    The Batak are one of about 70 indigenous peoples of the Philippines. They are located in the northeastern portions of Palawan, a relatively large island in the southwest of the archipelago. There are only about 500 Batak remaining. Also called Tinitianes, the Batak are considered by anthropologists...


Locations

  • Batak, Bulgaria
    Batak, Bulgaria
    Batak is a town in Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria, not far from the town of Peshtera. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Batak Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 3,498 inhabitants.- Geography :...

    , a town in Pazardzhik Province, southern Bulgaria
    • Batak Reservoir, near the town, in the Rhodope Mountains
  • Batak Rabit
    Batak Rabit
    Batak Rabit is a small town in Hilir Perak district in Perak, Malaysia. The town is located near Teluk Intan town. It was named after Batak mercenaries that comes from the Batak District in Sumatra that was brought by Raja Laut during a Selangor civil war had their ears and noses grossly bangled...

    , a small town in Hilir Perak district in Perak, Malaysia

Other

  • Batak massacre
    Batak massacre
    Batak massacre refers to the massacre of Bulgarians in Batak by Ottoman irregular troops in 1876 at the beginning of the April Uprising. The number of victims ranges from 3,000 to 5,000, depending on the source.- The Massacre :...

  • Batak Pony
    Batak Pony
    The Batak Pony is a pony breed from Indonesia. Originating in Central Sumatra, it is thought to have descended from Mongolian Horse and Arabian blood, and has continually been infused with additional Arabian blood to improve its quality...

  • Huria Kristen Batak Protestant
    Huria Kristen Batak Protestant
    The Huria Kristen Batak Protestan , which translates into the Batak Christian Protestant Church, is the largest Protestant denomination in Indonesia, with a baptized membership of 4,178,256. Its present leader is the Ephorus Rev. Dr...

  • Radoslav Batak
    Radoslav Batak
    Radoslav Batak is a football defender who represents Montenegro internationally, and is playing for FK Mogren Budva....

    (born 1977), Montenegrin football defender
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