The city of Banda Aceh is one of the cities in Aceh and is the capital of the Aceh Province, Indonesia. As the center of government, Banda Aceh is the center of economic, political, social and cultural activities. Banda Aceh City is also the oldest Islamic city in Southeast Asia, where the city of Banda Aceh is the capital of the Aceh Sultanate. Banda Aceh is located at 05 16'15 "-05 36'16" North Latitude and 95 16'15 "-95 22'35" East Longitude with an average height of 0.80 meters above sea level.
Banda Aceh was established in the 14th century, led by a king named Sulthan Ali Mughayat Syah, who was the first king in Aceh, he ruled for 10 years and he succeeded in building Banda Aceh as the center of Islamic civilization in Southeast Asia. In its administration, Banda Aceh evolved into one of the central cities of defense. During the time of Sulthan Iskandar Muda, Banda Aceh became the center of maritime trade which was dedicated to the pepper community, which at the time was high in demand from European piglets, Sultan Iskandar Muda also made Banda Aceh a world park called Darud Dunya.
During the second period of Dutch aggression, a massive evacuation of Acehnese troops emerged from Banda Aceh which was later celebrated by Van Swieten by proclaiming the fall of the Aceh sultanate and changing the name Banda Aceh to Kuta Raja. After entering in the lap of the Government of the new Republic of Indonesia on December 28, 1962 the city was again replaced by Banda Aceh. In 2004, Aceh was hit by a disaster, namely the tsunami, the tragedy had left a deep wound for the people of Aceh, especially Banda Aceh, an earthquake measuring 9.2 on the Richter scale and a tsunami that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. As a result, more than 60% of Banda Aceh's buildings were completely destroyed.Â
But the capital city rebuilt with assistance from various countries and now Banda Aceh has experienced many changes in terms of buildings and others.
