Aceh

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province of Indonesia special autonomous region

Aceh is a special autonomous province at the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, known for its distinct Islamic heritage and historical role as a major trading center.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	province of Indonesia → special autonomous region →
bordersBodyOfWater	Andaman Sea NERFINISHED → Indian Ocean →
bordersStrait	Strait of Malacca →
capital	Banda Aceh →
colonialHistory	fought prolonged wars against Dutch colonial rule →
conflict	Aceh insurgency →
conflictParty	Free Aceh Movement → Government of Indonesia →
country	Indonesia →
economySector	agriculture → fisheries → natural gas production → oil production →
ethnicGroup	Acehnese people →
formerPolity	Sultanate of Aceh →
hasAdministrativeStatus	special region of Indonesia →
hasCoatOfArms	Coat of arms of Aceh →
hasFlag	Flag of Aceh →
hasGovernor	Governor of Aceh →
hasLargestCity	Banda Aceh →
hasLegalSystem	Sharia law →
hasLegislature	Aceh Provincial Legislative Council →
hasOfficialReligion	Islam →
hasSpecialAutonomyGrantedBy	Government of Indonesia →
hasSpecialAutonomyReason	distinct Islamic identity and history of conflict →
hasSpecialAutonomyStatus	yes →
historicallyKnownAs	Aceh Darussalam → Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam →
historicalRole	important Islamic sultanate in Southeast Asia → major center of trade between the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia →
implementsShariaFor	Muslim residents →
knownFor	history as a major trading center → strategic position on the Strait of Malacca → strong Islamic heritage →
language	Acehnese language → Indonesian language →
locatedAtNorthernTipOf	Sumatra →
locatedIn	Sumatra → western Indonesia →
majorReligion	Sunni Islam →
naturalDisaster	2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami →
nickname	Veranda of Mecca →
peaceAgreement	Helsinki peace agreement →
peaceAgreementYear	2005 →
religiousSignificance	early center of Islam in the Malay Archipelago →
timeZone	Western Indonesia Time →
tsunamiImpact	one of the worst-affected regions in 2004 tsunami →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aceh ("Aceh Darussalam") → Aceh ("Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam") →	historicallyKnownAs
Aceh War → Gunung Leuser National Park ("Aceh Province") →	locatedIn
North Sumatra →	borderedBy
Sumatra →	dividedInto
Acehnese ("Urang Acèh") →	ethnonymInOwnLanguage
Acehnese ("Aceh Province") →	mainProvince
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ("Aceh province, Sumatra, Indonesia") →	maximumTsunamiHeightLocation
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ("Aceh, Indonesia") →	primaryAffectedProvince
Acehnese →	primaryRegion
Batak →	significantPresence