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Friday, January 7, 2011

Makam Sultan Iskandar Muda



Sultan Iskandar Muda is an important figure in the history of Aceh. Aceh has experienced the heyday, when the Sultan's reign in the kingdom of Aceh Darussalam in the year 1607-1636 he was able to put the Islamic kingdom of Aceh in ranked fifth among the largest empire in the world of Islam in the 16th century. At that time Banda Aceh which was the center of the Kingdom of Aceh, a bustling commercial port areas because it deals with international trade, especially the area where the Strait of Malacca archipelago is shipping traffic of foreign merchant ships to transport the produce of Asia into Europe. He could do justice, even against his biological child. Narrated, Sultan has two sons / daughters. One of them named Meurah Pupok who likes to race kuda.Tetapi Meurah bad behavior, he was caught having an affair with a man's wife. What caught her husband, in his own house as well. The husband pulled rencong, ditusukkannya into the body of the wife of the unfaithful. The husband then reported directly to the Sultan, and after that in front of the king, the husband then berharakiri (suicide) Sultan, who by his people respected as wise and fair king, so angry. Meurah Pupok disusulnya the racecourse and dipancungnya (killed) himself in public. Then there arose a greeting of pride the people of Aceh: Indigenous Temeuruhoom Po basin, Kuala Hukom tub. Indigenous maintained Sultan Iskandar Muda, was the implementation of religious law or under consideration Kuala. Cheap Pupok buried in the cemetery complex of the famous Dutch army under the name "KerKhoff Peutjoet".

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Famous landmark in Aceh

                                  Masjid Raya Baiturrahman/Grand Mosque. 


Baiturrahman is a great mosque located at the heart of Banda Aceh, The mosque with a very fascinating architecture “ five dome in black color and four minarets in white color ‘ now standing on a green landscape elegantly as a landmark of the Goverment. Sitting in a vast expanse of green fields, the white washed walls and minerals, and charcoal blacks domes of the Grand Mosque are the most famous landmark in Aceh. The Great of Baiturrahman Mosque is the main feature of Banda Aceh today. Lying at the heart of the city completed with excellent architectural style, this mosque is really one of Indonesia prime tourism sides. The Mosque was built in 12 Century and had caught fire several time include when the Dutch attacked Kutaraja (Banda Aceh) in 1873. Another mosque to replace the former one was later built by Dutch Military Government that was completed in 1883. The Mosque is extra ordinary in architecture and ornamentation. It has five onion shaped domes, two tall mine rates, wide white walls, and around is pillars various kinds of beautiful ornament. Muslim dresscode