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An uma is the traditional house ('' rumah adat'') of the Gajo district which borders
An uma is the traditional house ('' rumah adat'') of the Gajo district which borders 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 ...
on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Like the majority of the traditional vernacular architecture of Austronesian peoples, an ''uma'' is a built on piles. It is inhabited by a number of related families and has a men's front gallery, central sleeping quarters and a rear women's gallery.
See also
*Architecture of Indonesia
The architecture of Indonesia reflects the diversity of cultural, historical and geographic influences that have shaped Indonesia as a whole. Invaders, colonizers, missionaries, merchants and traders brought cultural changes that had a profo ...
References
* {{Indonesian architecture Rumah adat