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Memories from Aceh 2005, after the tusnami. Baiturrahman Grand Mosque is a Mosque located in the center of Banda Aceh city, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The Baiturrahman Grand Mosque is a symbol of religion, culture, spirit, strength, struggle and nationalism of Acehnese people.
Masjid Lebuh Aceh (Aceh street Mosque) in George Town, Penang, Malaysia January 10, 2018. Photo by Tim Chong
"Published for the 2011 calendar of Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI Syariah)"
Banda Aceh is one of the capital city of Aceh, Indonesia.
The city was formerly named Kutaraja, and since December 28, 1962 the name was changed to Banda Aceh. Although the actual existence of this city have been around 799 years ago. So now as the center of government, Banda Aceh became the center of all economic activity, political, social, and cultural.
Here in this city, there are exactly 26 December 2004, the city was hit by the tsunami tidal waves caused by the earthquake on the Richter Scale at 9. This disaster took hundreds of thousands of residents and destroyed more than 60% of the building in this city. until now still unknown the exact data about the numbers of residents remaining in Banda Aceh after Tsunami.
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Kota Banda Aceh adalah salah satu kota sekaligus ibu kota Aceh, Indonesia.
Dahulu kota ini bernama Kutaraja, kemudian sejak 28 Desember 1962 namanya diganti menjadi Banda Aceh. Walaupun sebenarnya keberadaan kota ini sudah ada sejak 799 tahun yang lalu. Lalu sekarang sebagai pusat pemerintahan, Banda Aceh menjadi pusat segala kegiatan ekonomi, politik, sosial, dan budaya.
Disini di kota ini, tepatnya ada tanggal 26 Desember 2004 yang lalu, kota ini dilanda gelombang pasang tsunami yang diakibatkan oleh gempa 9 Skala Richter di Samudera Indonesia. Bencana ini menelan ratusan ribu jiwa penduduk dan menghancurkan lebih dari 60% bangunan kota ini. Hingga kini belum diketahui berapa jumlah pasti penduduk Banda Aceh pasca tsunami.
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so, it's that time of year again, when i think about the time i spent in Banda Aceh after the Boxing day Tsunami ... i had an email from a woman i volunteered with and just seeing her name brought back so many memories ... i was an incredibly heart breaking yet inspiring time ... and i will never forget my time there ... | and yes i have happy images aswell =) |
“Saman” the most popular dance in Aceh and the dance that has become well-known abroad with the name “Thousand hands”. It has its origin from the Alas ethnic group from Gayo plateau central Aceh and is normally performed to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad and other important occasions.
It’s an energetic, dynamic and require excellent coordination among its players. The movements are intense and powerful because, those movements also formed the rhythm for the dance. Because beside the sound of claps, chest slapping or hand hitting the floor there’s only one person reading a narrative in Acehnese tone.