Takengon - Town in Aceh, Indonesia

"Takengon town consists of two sub-districts of East Takengon and West Takengon and into to Lut Tawar district, central Aceh regency, Aceh province of Indonesia and is the seat (capital) of the Central Aceh Regency. The town is in the highlands of western Sumatra and situated on the shores of Lake Lut Tawar. The region around Takengon is well known for its coffee. The indigenous people in Takengon are the Gayonese people or as they're usually called, "urang Gayo". The word gayo comes from the ancient Acehnese language, adopted from Sanskrit which means 'mountain'. The most of popular dance in this region is Didong. Formerly, Didong was used as tools by Islamic preacher to spreading Islamic teaching. In recent times, Didong usually is exhibited in important and special events, such as wedding party or welcoming ceremony in formal agenda. Nowadays, Didong performed mainly as entertainment purposes. - Wikipedia"