Bawomataluo village

Bawomataluo village is a settlement in the Teluk Dalam province of the South Nias Regency of Indonesia.

Large stone slabs stand in front of the houses and an open space in the centre of the village is used for traditional ceremonies and rituals.

[2] In view of the original traditional architectural features of the settlement and its environment representing the megalithic monuments tradition, the site was included on Indonesia's national Tentative List for nomination as a World Heritage Site under Criteria (i), (iv), and (vi) in 2009.

The settlement is planned to fit the topography of the land and a spring provides adequate supplies of water.

[2] The settlement is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away from Teluk Dalam port, a sub-district of the Nias, and public transport facility is available to reach the site.

[1] The earliest traditionally built houses for the people of the settlement are located on both sides of the road, facing each other at a space of 4 metres (13 ft).

[4] Training of people of the village for wars was performed in the past by jumping a stone wall of 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) in height, which was fixed with sharp-edged sticks at the top.