The exceptional geographical position of Aceh as the gateway to Malaka Strails is extremely important and influential in the making of its history. For centuries Indian and Arab traders procuring Indonesian spices had made Aceh an ideal place where business transactions, particularly barter trades, between the Arab-Indian traders and the Chinese were executed.
When Sriwijaya kingdom [...]
Before 19th century Aceh was one of the major producing areas of rice, pepper, rubber, and oil palm. In 17th century, and later on 19th century, Aceh produced to 50% of world pepper production.
By the end of 19th century economic resource was discovered: crude oil and natural gas which were exploited by British Petroleum Matschapij [...]
Many experts say that fighting insomnia successfully requires both long-term and short-term strategies. Some argue that the bed should be reserved only for sleeping and sex, while others advocate the idea of avoiding certain foods before bedtime. While such advice is definitely useful, there’s no arguing that it isn’t particularly helpful when tossing and turning [...]
Before tsunami, 4.2 millions people live in aceh. After tsunami, Aceh population comes around 4.031.589 people.
In the course of Aceh history, interactions with foreigners, such as: Indians, Chinese, Arabs and European, have brought about lasting influences not only upon its culture but also on the physical appearances of the people. European type people, for example, [...]
