Verandah of Mecca
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The "Verandah of Mecca" is a historical epithet for Aceh, a region at the northern tip of Sumatra renowned as an early center of Islamic learning and gateway for Islam’s spread in Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Veranda of Mecca | 2 |
| Verandah of Mecca canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical epithet ⓘ |
| appliedBecauseOf |
Aceh’s early adoption of Islam
ⓘ
Aceh’s role as a pilgrimage and study stopover for Muslims traveling to Mecca ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Aceh
ⓘ
surface form:
Aceh region
northern tip of Sumatra ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Mecca ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolity |
Aceh Sultanate
ⓘ
surface form:
Sultanate of Aceh
|
| associatedWithReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Aceh’s Islamic scholarship
ⓘ
symbol of Aceh’s role in Islamization of the Malay world ⓘ |
| describes |
Aceh’s historical connections with the Islamic world
ⓘ
Aceh’s strong Islamic identity ⓘ |
| equivalentExpression | Serambi Mekkah ⓘ |
| equivalentExpressionLanguage |
Acehnese
ⓘ
Indonesian ⓘ |
| hasReputationAs | early center of Islamic learning in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| hasRole | gateway for the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Islamization of the Malay Archipelago
ⓘ
spread of Islam through Indian Ocean trade routes ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Islamic boarding schools in Aceh
ⓘ
Islamic education in Aceh ⓘ ulama networks in Aceh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Sumatra ⓘ |
| refersTo | Aceh ⓘ |
| regionTypeDescribed | Islamic region in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ |
| usedSince | early Islamic period in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Veranda of Mecca