Samalanga is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
in north coast of
Aceh, part of
Bireuën Regency.
The main occupations of the population are fishing, agriculture and animal husbandry.
Gallery
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Militairen voor de moskee van Samalanga TMnr 10016556.jpg, Soldiers in front of the Samalanga mosque (1880-1910)
File:Samalanga 1878.jpg, Artist's depiction of the Battle of Samalanga in the Aceh War
The Aceh War ( id, Perang Aceh), also known as the Dutch War or the Infidel War (1873–1913), was an armed military conflict between the Sultanate of Aceh and the Kingdom of the Netherlands which was triggered by discussions between represen ...
, 1878
References
Lhokseumawe
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