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Definition: Aceh from Collins English Dictionary

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1 an autonomous region of N Indonesia, in N Sumatra; mountainous with rain forests; scene of separatist conflict since the later 1990s; coastal areas suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Capital: Banda Aceh. Pop: 3 930 905 (2000). Area: 55 392 sq km (21 381 sq miles)

Aceh

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Province and autonomous district comprising the northern tip of Sumatra , Indonesia; area 55,180 sq km/21,305 sq mi; population (2001 est) 4,318,000. It was created as a separate province in 1966, with autonomy in religious and cultural affairs. The capital is Banda Aceh, situated on the Aceh river, 5 km/3 mi from the sea. The Acehnese people are Malay in origin and 98% are Muslims. The province is mountainous, the highest points being the forested volcanic Mounts Leuser (3,381 m/11,092 ft) and Abongabong (2,985 m/9,793 ft). Rice, maize, and yams are grown as staple crops, and copra, pepper, rubber, and areca nuts are produced for export. Lhokseumawe is an export terminal for Aceh's rich oil and natural gas reserves, found on the east coast. Aceh has a long history of separatist uprisings against outside rule, fuelled by human rights abuse by the Indonesian armed forces and feelings of economic exploitation. As East Timor's struggle for independence intensified in 1999, many Acehnese…
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From Chambers Dictionary of World History
A major state at the northern extremity of the island of Sumatra, renowned for the fierceness of its Islamic tradition and for its trading prowess. As Dutch rule advanced from Java though the outer islands of the Indonesian archipelago in the second half of the 19c, the Acehnese put up the most…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Autonomous district of Indonesia, N Sumatra. See table at indonesia . Former sultanate; visited by member of Portuguese navigator Tristão da Cunha's fleet 1506; destination of first ventures of Dutch and English East India companies 1599 and 1602; sultanate, at height of power 1607–37, controlled…
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Full text Article Aceh

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Province and autonomous district comprising the northern tip of Sumatra , Indonesia; area 55,180 sq km/21,305 sq mi; population (2001 est) 4,318,000. It was created as a separate province in 1966, with autonomy in religious and cultural affairs. The capital is Banda Aceh, situated on the Aceh river, …
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(ä'chā), special region (1980 pop. 2,875,634), 21,387 sq mi (55,392 sq km), N Sumatra, Indonesia, formerly known as Atjeh or Achin. The capital and largest city is Banda Aceh. The northernmost province of Sumatra, Aceh has rich petroleum and natural gas deposits as well as valuable rubber, oil palm, …
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Full text Article Aceh, Sultanate of

From Encyclopedia of Empire
16th–19th centuries Asia Islam Malay Sultanates The Aceh Sultanate (c.1528–1903) was one of the major Muslim Sultanates in the Malay Archipelago besides Johor, Makassar, and Banten. Seen as the successor of the Melaka Sultanate when it fell to the Portuguese in 1511, Aceh became the major economic…
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Aceh, in the northern tip of Sumatra, is one of Indonesia's most troubled areas, comparable to East Timor, which successfully seceded from the state near the turn of the new millennium. The Free Aceh Movement has been fighting for independence and the creation of an Islamic state, since the 1970s. …
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Full text Article Banda Aceh earthquake and tsunamis

From Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
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2004 At 7:58 A.M. on December 26, 2004, a huge submarine earthquake of magnitude 9.0 occurred about 100 miles (160 km) off the west coast of northern Sumatra near Banda Aceh. At 9.0, it was tied for the fourth-strongest earthquake since measurements began in 1899. Not since the 1964 Good Friday…
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From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
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