Batu may refer to:

Geography

Batu, East Java Batu, officially the City of Batu ( id, Kota Batu, jv, ꦏꦸꦛꦧꦠꦸ), is a landlocked city in the East Java Province of Indonesia. It is about 20 km to the northwest of Malang. Formerly, it was a part of Malang Regency; but in 2001, Bat ...

, a city in Indonesia *

Batu Islands The Batu Islands are an archipelago of Indonesia located in the Indian Ocean, off the west coast of Sumatra, between Nias and Siberut. The three primary islands, of approximately equal size, are Pini, Tanahmasa, and Tanahbala. There are seven ...

, an archipelago of Indonesia *

Batu, Iran Batu ( fa, بتو, also Romanized as Batū, Batau, and Betū) is a village in Taghenkoh-e Shomali Rural District, Taghenkoh District, Firuzeh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, a ...

, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran *

Batu, Kuala Lumpur Batu is a parliamentary constituency in the northern outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covering the area between Sentul and Batu Caves. Settlements which are part of Batu constituency include Sentul. The constituency has the most Projek Per ...

, an area in Malaysia *

Batu (town) Batu ( om, Baatuu), formerly Zway or Ziway,Batu Lintang camp Batu Lintang camp (also known as Lintang Barracks and Kuching POW camp) at Kuching, Sarawak on the island of Borneo was a Japanese internment camp during the Second World War. It was unusual in that it housed both Allied prisoners of war (POWs) ...

, a World War II Japanese POW and civilian internee camp at Kuching, Sarawak *

Batu Tara Batutara stratovolcano is a volcano located on the small isolated Komba Island in the Flores Sea in Indonesia. Vegetations covers the flanks of Batu Tara. The first historical eruption occurred in 1852 with explosions and lava flows. See also ...

a small isolated island in the Flores Sea *

Mount Batu Mount Batu is one of the highest of the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia, as well as of the Oromia Region. Part of the Bale National Park Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP) is a national park in Ethiopia. The park encompasses an area of approximate ...

, Ethiopia *

Batu (federal constituency) Batu is a federal constituency in the Federal Territories, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and ...

, represented in the Dewan Rakyat

People

Batu (given name) Batu is a common masculine Central Asian name. It is also written as باتو. In Turkish, "Batu" means "Prevailing", and/or "Preponderant". It also connotes "The West" since "Batu" resembles the word "Batı" which means "west" in Turkish. In Mon ...

, a Turkic given name *

Batu Khan Batu Khan ( – 1255),, ''Bat haan'', tt-Cyrl, Бату хан; ; russian: хан Баты́й was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde, a constituent of the Mongol Empire. Batu was a son of Jochi, thus a grandson of Genghis Khan. ...

( – 1255), a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde *

Batu (group) Batu were a British dance music group influenced by Brazilian music. Formed in early 1992, in Brighton, England, and disbanded in late 1994, this group featured Bebeto De Souza, a native of São Paulo, Brazil, as well as the vocals of Sharon Sc ...

, a Brazilian-influenced music group from London *Batu or

Batupuei Matupi (, ) is a town in the Matupi Township of Chin State in western Myanmar. There are 6 major Chin tribes living in Matupi; the Matu, Mara(Tlosai,Hlaipao, Hawthai,Sizo,etc), Dai, Zotung, Lautuv and Khumi tribes. Transportation There are ...

people in Matupi, Chin State, Myanmar (Burma) *

İnal Batu İnal Batu (24 September 1936 – 5 August 2013) was a Turkish diplomat, politician and member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Biography He was born on 24 September 1936 in Ankara as the son of Selahattin Batu (1905–1973), a zoo ...

(1936–2013), Turkish diplomat and politician *

Osman Batur Osman Islambayuly Batur ( kk, Оспан батыр, ''Ospan Batyr'', وسپان باتىر; zh, t=烏斯滿·巴圖爾; mn, t=Осман дээрэмчин, Осман дээрэмчин (Osman the Bandit); Mongolian: sometimes spelled as Ut ...

(1899-1951), Kazakh warrior who fought against the Chinese and Russians in East-Turkestan. *

Pelin Batu Pelin Batu (born 27 December 1978) is a Turkish author, actress, historian, and television personality. Biography Due to her father İnal Batu's career as a diplomat, she spent her childhood in many foreign countries including Pakistan, Cypru ...

(born 1978), Turkish actress *

Saru Batu Savcı Bey Saru Batu Savcı Bey (died 1287) was the older brother of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. He is known to be the most 'mysterious' of Ertuğrul's children. Name It is unknown whether Ertuğrul actually had three children or four ...

(died 1287), elder brother of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

Trade unions

Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unionists The Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions (BATU) was a federation bringing together trade unionists in Asia. History The federation was established on 20 December 1963, at a conference in Manila. It was a regional federation of the International Fede ...

, former trade union federation *

Building and Allied Trades' Union The Building and Allied Trades' Union (BATU) is a trade union representing workers in the construction industry and furniture trade in Ireland. Forerunners Bricklayers in Dublin appear to have been unionised since at least 1792, and the Old Bodym ...

, Irish trade union

Other uses

*Batu, slang used in Hawaii to describe crystal

methamphetamine Methamphetamine (contracted from ) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity. Meth ...

*Batu, abbreviation for

Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University (DBATU) is a unitary, Maharashtra state Technological University in Lonere, Maharashtra, India. It is named after Babasaheb Ambedkar, a prominent Indian jurist, economist, politician and social ...

, Lonere, Raigad, Maharashtra, India * Batu, ball game of

Taíno The Taíno were a historic indigenous people of the Caribbean whose culture has been continued today by Taíno descendant communities and Taíno revivalist communities. At the time of European contact in the late 15th century, they were the pri ...

origin, similar to volleyball. *Batu, a fictional character in the book '' Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones'' {{disambiguation, geo, surname