Banda Aceh is the provincial capital and largest city of Aceh, Indonesia, located on the island of Sumatra, with an elevation of 21 m. The population was approximately 260,000 in 2006. The city name first was named as Kutaraja, determined as the provincial capital in 1956. Later its name was changed into Banda Aceh, where [...]

Aceh (pronounced Ah-chay) is a special territory (daerah istimewa) of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its current official name is Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam; past spellings of its name include Acheh, Atjeh and Achin. Aceh was the closest point of land to the epicenter of the massive 2004 Indian Ocean [...]

PULAU WEH – NORTH END TIP OF INDONESIA Weh Island or Pulau Weh or Pulo Weh is a small active volcanic island to the northwest of Sumatra. It was originally connected to the Sumatran mainland and became separated by sea after the volcano’s last eruption in the Pleistocene era. The island is situated in the [...]