Lake fresh sea is a lake and tourist area located in Gayo Highlands, Central Aceh district, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. On the west side of this lake is the town of Takengon, which is also the capital of Central Aceh district. Gayo tribe who inhabit the area, called this lake as Lake Lut Tawar.The lake has an area of approximately 5,472 hectares with a length of 17 km and a width of 3,219 km. The searchers know why this lake is called the sea? It turns out to have a Cuban sea lake is called by the name of the Sea because the waters of this lake is very wide. So even with the name Tawar, because the water in this lake is fresh water.The existence of Lake Laut Tawar is very vital because apart from being a tourist place frequented by tourists both domestic and foreign, also used as a source of water for Central Aceh District and several other districts around it.
The existence of Lake Fresh sea becomes the pride of the people of Aceh.And circulated a traditional story around the Gayo community about the fish depik, shaped like a slim, scaly sleek ornamental fish with the size of a hand thumb that lives in Lake fresh sea.It is said that the story, depik comes from grain of rice that is thrown into the lake. It will surface on certain seasons, especially during the rainy season.Before the season arrives, the hordes of depikes hide in the south of the lake, at the foot of Mount Bur Kelieten.Depik is a gift of God to the Gayo community, although constantly consumed, he never runs out.
Panorama around Lake fresh sea flanked by two hills this presents its own beauty for those who visit this place. The unification of waters and terraces provides many livelihoods for people, especially around the Gayo highlands.Sea name because of its breadth like the sea and the bargain because the water is not salty. The water offers a lot of flora and fauna, one of which is the most famous fish depik which is a fish species that exist only in Lake Laut Tawar
