Bakauheni

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Coordinates: 5 ° 52 ′  S , 105 ° 45 ′  E

Map: Indonesia
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Bakauheni is a port city on the southern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra .

Bakauheni harbor with Siger tower

Bakauheni is located in Lampung Province , south of the capital, Bandar Lampung .

The Trans-Sumatra Highway begins in the city and leads across Sumatra in the north to Banda Aceh . An important ferry connection leads over the Sunda Strait to Merak on the neighboring island of Java .

Not far from the port, the Siger Tower rises on a hill .