Batu - a city in Indonesia, Java, East Java, in the valley of the Kawi-Butak and Arjuno volcanoes.

Geographic coordinates: 7 ° 52′S 112 ° 31′E; area 202.30 km²; 177 thou. inhabitants (2003).

Batu Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Batu) - an archipelago in the Indian Ocean; She appeared in the new line of North Sumatra. It is located in the transmission of the Łódź arch at a distance of about 100 km from Sumatra, from the separation of the Mentawai Strait. Area 1650 km²; approx. 30 thousand residents.

It consists of 51 islands, the Tanahbala, Tanahmasa and Pini. Lowland area, altitude up to 270 million above sea level The islands are covered with an equatorial forest. Growing coconut palm; exploitation of forests; fishing.

Malay job position. Main city: Telo.

Batu Khan (1205–1255) - Mongolian ruler, grandson of Genghis Khan, son of Joczego, founder of the Golden Horde. Called Sajn-Khan - Good Khan.

In 1227 he received the Ural-Caspian step and Khorezm as his luscious.