COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De woning van de gouverneur van Atjeh in Koetaradja TMnr 60025421

Kuta Raja also written as Koetaradja, Kotaraja and Kota Raja, was the name the Dutch gave to the capital of the

Aceh Sultanate The Sultanate of Aceh, officially the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam ( ace, Keurajeuën Acèh Darussalam; Jawoë: كاورجاون اچيه دارالسلام), was a sultanate centered in the modern-day Indonesian province of Aceh. It was a major ...

in the

Aceh Aceh ( ), officially the Aceh Province ( ace, Nanggroë Acèh; id, Provinsi Aceh) is the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the northernmost of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capital and largest city. Granted a s ...

region of

Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

. The name translates to mean "Kingtown" or "Princetown". It became part of the

Dutch East Indies The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...

after the Aceh War. Dutch rule ended with World War II. After

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became independent the city was renamed

Banda Aceh Banda Aceh ( Acehnese: ''Banda Acèh'', Jawoë: كوتا بند اچيه) is the capital and largest city in the province of Aceh, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra and has an elevation of . The city covers an area of and had ...

. Kuta Raja is now the name a district in the city of Banda Aceh. Villages in the district include: * Lampaseh City * Merduati * Keudah * Peulanggahan * Java Gampong * Gampong Pande

History

Kuta Raja was a powerful economic center as a sultanate in the 16th century. The Dutch took over much of Sumatra from British rule in the late 19th century. Kuta Raja was conquered from its rule as a sultanate in the late 19th century.

Gallery

File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Groentenmarkt te Kotaraja Aceh Sumatra TMnr 10002474.jpg, Vegetable market in Kotaraja {{coord missing, Aceh Subdivisions of the Dutch East Indies