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Which rises high with a height of 3404 meters above sea level in Aceh. This national park includes the original ecosystem from the coast to the high mountains that are covered by dense forests typical of tropical rain. Managed with a donation system that is used for research, science, education, supporting cultivation, tourism, and recreation.

Gunung Leuser National Park has 3 (three) functions, namely:

Life support system protection;

Preservation of the diversity of plant and animal species and their ecosystems;

Sustainable utilization of biological natural resources and their ecosystems.

The acceptance of the Sumatra Tropical Rainforest Heritage to the list of World Heritage Sites in 2004, making Mount Leuser National Park also included in the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO, along with Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park.

As the basis for legality in the series of processes for the reinformation of forest areas, the Decree of the Minister of Forestry Number: 276/Kpts-II/1997 has been issued regarding the Appointment of the Gunung Leuser National Park with an area of 1,094,692 hectares located in the Special Aceh and North Sumatra Provinces. In the decision it is stated that Gunung Leuser National Park consists of a combination of:

Gunung Leuser National Park (usually abbreviated as TNGL) is one of the Nature Conservation Areas in Indonesia with an area of 1,094,692 hectares which is administratively located in Aceh Province and North Sumatra. Aceh Provinces that are delinated by TNGL include Southeast Aceh, Subulussalam, South Aceh, Aceh Singkil, Central Aceh, Gayo Lues, Bener Meriah, Aceh Tamiang, while North Sumatra Provinces that are delinated by TNGL include Dairi, Karo, and Langkat Regency.