16666 About 80 kilometers off the west coast, in the Indian Ocean is the island of Nias - better known among the local people as Tano Niha , which literally means the land of the people . It is the biggest in a group of islands on this side of Sumatera that is part of the province of Sumatera Utara. The capital is Gunung Sitoli , on the northeast coast of the island.
Big waves wash the island's shores especially along the western coastline, which faces the open sea.
It is coincides that it is on this side of the island that some of the best surfers' beaches of Indonesia are found. The central parts of the island are mountainous. The highest peak is 886 meters tall Hili Lolomatua . Villagers are generally located in the hinterland. The culture of Nias is of the megalithic tradition dates back to the late Stone Age or the beginning of the Bronze Age and can be traced back to the Southeast Asian mainland.