Banda Aceh is the capital located at the westernmost tip of Indonesia, although its location is quite far from Jakarta City, you will be rewarded with interesting scenery and an amazing heritage. Banda Aceh is easily accessible because you can fly directly to Sultan Iskandar Muda airport from Bandra Soekarno-Hatta in Jakarta or you can travel to Medan in North Sumatra and then continue to Banda Aceh.
The city was destroyed by the tsunami in 2004 but has been rebuilt to become more magnificent so only a few reminders can still be found. The province of Aceh is also the only province in Indonesia to implement Sharia law. Therefore, the traveler is expected to adjust to the applicable rules ranging from dressing, banning alcohol, heeding the time of prayer, and so on.
Here are the most interesting things to visit in Banda Aceh:
Mesjid raya baiturrahman banda aceh
The Grand Mosque is the main mosque in Banda Aceh and built in the 19th century by Sultan Iskandar Muda. This mosque is absolutely must be visited. The mosque is adorned with beautiful domes and beautiful traditional Muslim Muslim motifs. Very beautiful and is a favorite of many photographers in the day or night. At night, the light is very beautiful with strategic lighting. Note that if you visit you should be conservative in dress and women should wear the hijab. Recently the mosque has just been renovated with the establishment of 12 units of electric umbrellas, werud floor, ablution site, underground parking location, lamp decoration, and see thirty more palm trees.
Address: Kp. New, Baiturrahman, Banda Aceh City
Museum Tsunami
The Tsunami Museum is one of the places of interest in Aceh and is designed as a strong tribute to the people who lost their lives as the tsunami raged in the province. About 170,000 people are said to have died and about 500,000 people have been displaced. As a symbolic monument and symbolic reminder of this tremendous disaster, the Aceh Tsunami Museum was officially opened in February 2008, which serves as an educational center as well as disaster relief disaster response.
The museum buildings adopt traditional Aceh houses and resemble ships with prominent mouthpieces. The museum's architecture incorporates traditional Acehnese houses with shelter serving as the evacuation center of the tsunami in the future. The building is decorated with patterns depicting traditional Saman Dance, a graphic illuminated the word "Allah", and has an open city garden.
Address: Jl. Sultan Iskandar Muda, Banda Aceh
PLTD Apung.
Another warning about the tsunami that devastated the city of Banda Aceh can be found while visiting the PLTD Apung which is a large ship that had sailed in the waters around Aceh. When the tsunami struck, the ship was taken ashore by a considerable distance from the sea and had been left there as a monument to those who lost their lives. You can actually get on the boat and take a walk and one of the best reasons to do this is by looking across Banda Aceh and enjoying the scenery.
Address: Jl. Hope, Banda Aceh.
State Museum of Banda Aceh.
The Aceh Museum is worth exploring if you want to learn more about Aceh culture. Inside you will find several collections with photos and memorabilia such as farm equipment, textiles, swords, and other traditional antiques.
Near the museum there is Rumoh Aceh (Rumah Aceh). Rumah Aceh has a house on stilts that shows you how people can live in antiquity. This is actually the most interesting attraction in the museum so be sure not to miss it.
beach of ulee lheue.
Ulee Lheue Beach is a bustling beach resort in Banda Aceh visited by tourists in the afternoons, offering quiet beaches and the beauty of the sunset, and the culinary surrounding.
The charm of tourism owned by Aceh province, as endless to be enjoyed and traced. In some areas scattered so many attractions ranging from beaches, waterfalls, lakes to places such as museums and religious tourism. Banda Aceh, which is the capital of the province nicknamed Serambi Mecca, also offers several attractions that must be visited, one of which is Ulee Lheue Beach.
Gunongan
Gunongan is a monument built by Sultan Iskandar Muda for his wife as a reminder of his hometown in Pahang in Malaysia. Gunongan is also used as a place to bathe for the princess even now anyone can visit.
Address: Jl. Teuku Umar, Banda Aceh.
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