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Bookmark or Share- Prayers, tears mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami that ...BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — People started gathering in prayer on Thursday and visiting the mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history’s worst natural disasters.
- Aceh - New World EncyclopediaAceh (pronounced AH-chay) is one of the provinces of Indonesia and designated as a Special Territory of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its full name is Nanggröe Aceh Darussalam. Past spellings include Acheh, Atjeh and Achin. Aceh is known for its political independence and fierce resistance to control by ...
- Aceh | Indonesian Province, Culture & History | BritannicaAceh, autonomous daerah istimewa (special district) of Indonesia, with the status of propinsi (or provinsi; province), forming the northern extremity of the island of Sumatra. Aceh is surrounded by water on three sides: the Indian Ocean to the west and north and the Strait of Malacca to the east.
- ‘We still carry the tsunami with us’: Aceh thrives 20 years ...Banda Aceh, on the northern tip of Sumatra, was nearest to the powerful quake’s epicentre and the first waves arrived within half an hour. A roiling mountain of water deluged the coastal city of ...
- Aceh - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAceh (/ ˈ ɑː tʃ eɪ /) is a province of Indonesia at the northern end of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Banda Aceh. It is close to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India across the Andaman Sea. Aceh is a religiously conservative territory and the only Indonesian province practicing Sharia law officially. Islam first entered ...
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