Banda Aceh

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Banda Aceh is the largest city in Indonesia’s Aceh province, known as a historic center of Islamic culture and for being one of the areas hardest hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

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Banda Aceh canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
administrativeStatus autonomous city within Aceh Province
callingCode +62
capitalOf Aceh
surface form: Aceh Province
climate tropical rainforest climate
connectedByFerryTo Sabang
country Indonesia
dateOfMajorDisaster 2004-12-26
eventAffectedBy 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
governedBy Mayor of Banda Aceh
hasAirport Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport
hasDisasterMemorial Tsunami Museum
surface form: Aceh Tsunami Museum
hasHistoricalRole early center of Islamic sultanates in the region
hasMosque Baiturrahman Grand Mosque
hasNickname Kota Serambi Mekkah
Verandah of Mecca
surface form: Veranda of Mecca
hasPort Port of Ulee Lheue
hasReconstructionProgram post-2004 tsunami reconstruction
hasRiver Krueng Aceh
hasRole provincial capital
regional administrative center
knownFor being one of the areas hardest hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
historic center of Islamic culture in Southeast Asia
implementation of Sharia-based local regulations
strong Islamic identity
largestCityOf Aceh
surface form: Aceh Province
localLanguage Acehnese
locatedIn Aceh
Aceh
surface form: Aceh Province

Sumatra
locatedNear Andaman Sea
Indian Ocean
locatedOn northwestern tip of Sumatra
nearbyBodyOfWater Strait of Malacca
officialLanguage Indonesian
partOf Indonesia
surface form: Republic of Indonesia
region western Indonesia
surface form: Western Indonesia
religionMajority Islam
subdivisionType kota
timeZone WIB
touristAttraction Baiturrahman Grand Mosque
PLTD Apung ship monument
Tsunami Museum
Ulee Lheue Beach NERFINISHED
usesCurrency Indonesian rupiah
utcOffset +7
vehicleRegistrationCode BL

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Acehnese capitalRegionCity Banda Aceh
Acehnese notablePortCity Banda Aceh
Aceh capital Banda Aceh
Aceh hasLargestCity Banda Aceh
Aceh Sultanate capital Banda Aceh
Aceh Sultanate majorPort Banda Aceh