Benteng Indra Patra


This old fort was built during Iskandar Muda time. It probably functioned as a defense against invaders. Damaged because of Tsunami 2004. Indra Patra Fortress was built during the pre-Islamic, by the King of the Kingdom Lamuri which is a Hindu Kingdom First in Aceh, precisely at the VII century AD.

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