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Aceh Sultanate. The Sultanate of Aceh, officially the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam ( Acehnese: Nanggroe Acèh Darussalam; Jawoë: اچيه دارالسلام ), was a sultanate centered in the modern-day Indonesian province of Aceh. It was a major regional power in the 16th and 17th centuries, before experiencing a long period of decline.
Free Aceh Movement Gerakan Aceh Merdeka Flag Coat of arms Leaders Hasan di Tiro Dates of operation 4 December 1976 – 2005 Active regions City, mountains and forests of Aceh Ideology Acehnese nationalism Separatism Islamic fundamentalism Allies Libya Opponents Indonesia (until 2005) Battles and wars Insurgency in Aceh The Free Aceh Movement was a separatist group seeking independence for the ...
Great Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Besar) is a regency of the Indonesian province of Aceh.The regency covers an area of 2,903.49 square kilometres and had a population of 351,418 at the 2010 Census, [3] 391,870 at the 2015 census and 405,535 at the 2020 Census; [4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 435,298 (comprising 208,110 males and 217,180 females). [1]
The Hikayat Aceh described Iskandar Muda as a scion of the lineage (nasab) and race (bangsa) of Iskandar Zulkarnain, Alexander the Great. Through this statement, the hikayat presented Aceh as a part of the Malay world, since Iskandar Zulkarnain was the purported ancestor of the Melaka , Johor , Perak and Pahang rulers.
Islam is the dominant religion in Aceh and over 98% of the 4 million people identify as Muslim. According to data from the 2005 census, the religious percentages in Aceh are 98.87% Islam, 0.87% Protestantism, 0.15% Buddhism, 0.09% Catholicism and 0.02% Hinduism. [1] Islam in Aceh is Sunni with Shafi'i mazhab in Fiqh .
The Lembaga Wali Nanggroë (lit "Institute chiefdom") is a provincial -level government designation. In the Malay language, it is referred to as "Negeri". A nanggroë is led by a raja (monarch) or a wali (chief), who has the title Paduka Yang Mulia (lit. "Your Excellency"). However, since Aceh is led by a governor in the current Indonesian ...
Aceh ( / ˈɑːtʃeɪ / AH-chay, Indonesian: [aˈtʃɛ (h)] ⓘ; Acehnese: Acèh [atʃeh], Jawoë: اچيه ), officially the Province of Aceh ( Indonesian: Provinsi Aceh, Acehnese: Nanggroë Acèh, Jawoë: نڠڬرواي اچيه ), is the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the northern end of Sumatra island, with Banda ...
Hasan Muhammad di Tiro (born Hasan Bin Leube Muhammad; 25 September 1925 – 3 June 2010), was the founder of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), an organisation which attempted to separate Aceh from Indonesia from the 1970s. It surrendered its separatist goals and agreed to disarm as agreed to in the Helsinki peace deal of 2005.