Aceh Traditional House
Acehnese villages usually lie in the middle of cultivated areas where the houses are hidden among the trees for shade and coolness. An older traditional house is built without using any nails. The house held together with cord or pegswhich are made too small for its hole and is kept in place by large wedges.
(more...) Aceh Traditional HouseSabang is a town name on island north of Banda Aceh on the northern tip of Sumatra. Strictly speaking, the island's name is Weh Island (Pulau Weh) and Sabang is the main town on the north coast, but the names are often used interchangeably. Amongs local the place more well knowned as "Sabang" but amongs tourist is well known as "Pulau Weh". The island is best known for its snorkeling and diving.
Pulau Weh is a small island off the northern tip of Sumatra. The northern most point of the Indonesian archipelago is known as kilometer zero,or KMZero. It is best known by tourists for its world class snorkeling and diving.
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The Peudeung is a kind of a long sword and was very populer during the Achehnese wars.
In Acheh, every peudeung has aname based on the shape of its hilt, for example 'hilt like the tail of a cat', (gagang ekor kucing) 'hilt like the mouth of crocodile' (gagang mulut buaya) 'hilt like the horn of a deer', (gagang tanduk rusa) 'hilt like the legs of a horse', (gagang kaki kuda) and 'hilt like the tail of a duck' (gagang ekor bebek).
The hilt of a peudeung is usually decorated with a 'tampok', a smaller version of the star shaped ornament worn on top of the traditional, royal Achehnese hat. The history of peudeung may trace back to 17 century.
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The Achinese War [also Aceh War] (1873-1904) was one of the longest and bloodiest in Dutch-Indonesian history. This armed conflict between The Netherlands and the Muslim sultanate of Acheh [now Aceh] in northern Sumatra resulted in Dutch conquest of the Achinese and, ultimately, in Dutch domination of the entire region. An estimated 4000 Dutch and 25,000 Achinese died in the fighting.
The 1824 Treaty of London defined a British sphere of influence on the Malay Peninsula and a Dutch sphere on Sumatra, although its provisions placed no restrictions on British trade on the island. Sumatran trade became an issue of contention, however, because the British resented what they saw as Dutch attempts to curtail their commercial activities. One provision of the Treaty of London was the independence of the north Sumatran state of Acheh. But Acheh controlled a large portion of the pepper trade and alarmed the Dutch by actively seeking relations with other Western countries. A new Anglo-Dutch treaty, signed in 1871, gave the Dutch a free hand in Sumatra concerning Acheh in return for Dutch confirmation of Britain's right of equal trade in the Indies. Two years later, talks between the United States consul in Singapore and Achinese [also Acehnese] representatives gave Batavia the pretext for opening hostilities.
The Dutch, considering Acheh as within their sphere of influence, decided to conquer the area and sent two expeditions to Acheh in 1873. Dutch gunboats bombarded the sultanate's capital, Banda Acheh, and troops were landed. The palace was seized and shortly afterward the Achinese sultan died. The Dutch suspended military operations and concluded a treaty with the new sultan, who recognized Dutch sovereignty over the area. He was unable to control his subjects, however, and Dutch forces became involved in a prolonged guerrilla war in the countryside. This war, however, drained the colonial treasury, and public opinion in The Netherlands became increasingly critical of the colonial administration.
The administration later realized that their ignorance of the region had led them to commit serious errors. C. Snouck Hurgronje, professor of Islamic studies at the University of Leyden, was invited to undertake a thorough study of Acheh and published a book in 1893-94 on the Achinese. A "castle strategy," which provided fortified bases for the Dutch troops, was then introduced. Under the leadership of J.B. van Heutsz, who was appointed military and civil governor of Acheh in 1899, the kingdom was quickly subdued. The conquest of the entire region was accomplished by van Heutsz in 1904.
Source : onwar.com
Sejarah Aceh History Achinese War conquest British Muslim London Dutch Malay Sumatra Banda Acheh Netherlands C. Snouck HurgronjeWakil Gubernur Aceh Muhammad Nazar mendeklarasikan Satu keluarga Aceh satu Komputer dalam Pameran National IT EXPO 2009 di Gedung Tgk. Chik Ditiro Banda Aceh, Kamis (7/5) sore.
Wagub Muhammad Nazar dalam pembukaan pameran tersebut juga mengatakan, siapa yang menguasai teknologi maka dia telah menguasai dunia.
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