Lhokseumawe City Reservoir

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Lhokseumawe City Reservoir

Built with about 60 hectares in the center of Lhokseumawe City, and located on the coast of Muara Cunda Lhokseumawe City. This reservoir was built in 2010 through the budget of the Lhokseumawe city government and was inaugurated two years later in 2012.

The Lhokseumawe city reservoir was built with the aim of controlling floods that have twice hit the city of Lhokseumawe, and the most severe occurred in the 2000s.

_{Private photo: sighting of Lhokseumawe Reservoir and the entrance to it}

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Location Of Lhokseumawe City Reservoir

The location of Lhokseumawe city reservoir is on the coast of Muara Cunda which directly faces the Strait of Malacca, or rather you can see below :

• Steem Atlas : //:# (5.17019583 lat 97.14308739 long)

• Google Maps.

• https://what3words.com/

_{Private photo: The area of Lhokseumawe city reservoir, seen from above using Steem Atlas.}

_{Private photo: Cunda estuary connected to the Strait of Malacca, adjacent to the Lhokseuamawe city reservoir}

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Main Attractions

Apart from being a flood control for urban areas, Lhokseumawe City Reservoir is now a new tourist destination for the community and is one of the symbols of the city. It has an area of 60 hectares and with a very good road, in addition to the atmosphere of the Sea Estuary and the cool trees around the reservoir that surrounds the reservoir. This place is a destination for exercise, such as jogging, walking, and cycling.

_{Private photo: Atmosphere view of the city from afar, trees, reservoirs and roads where people jogging, leisurely walking and cycling}

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Facilities

In general, there are no other supporting facilities available, people often enjoy the atmosphere of the reservoir by sitting on the wave barrier stones found along the Lhokseumawe city reservoir and several shops located there..

_{Private photo: Food and beverage stalls open in the afternoon, as well as community exercise trails}

Dozens of food and beverage stalls are open every day, these food and beverage stalls more often operate in the afternoon until night. Offering simple food with a beautiful and cool atmosphere, and can see the light of Lhokseumawe City at night.

_{Private photo: Food and beverage stalls open in the afternoon, as well as community exercise trails}

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Unique or interesting facts

Unique and interesting facts in this place Besides being an arena for exercise, Lhokseumawe City Reservoir is also used as a place for fish farming by the local community. There are thousands of Fish and crab farms in it, and there are mini mangroves as a habitat for crabs and herons.

_{Private photo: Fish and Crab Farm}

The existence of captivity and also this mangrove forest, located on the west side of the Lhokseumawe city reservoir. Its existence makes the scenery even more natural and almost in the middle of the reservoir.

_{Private photo: Mangroves}

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That's a brief review of the Lhokseumawe City Reservoir, one of the places that functioned as a flood prevention and is now a gathering place for people to exercise and enjoy the cool and fresh open space in Lhokseumawe City.

Thank you to those of you who have read this post.