Ulèë Lheuë is an area in Meuraxa sub-district,
Banda Aceh
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,
Indonesia
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. It was the former main
seaport
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of
Aceh
Aceh ( , ; , Jawi script, Jawoë: ; Van Ophuijsen Spelling System, Old Spelling: ''Atjeh'') is the westernmost Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the northern end of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capit ...
. The town and seaport was heavily damaged and depopulated during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
Description
Ulèë Lheuë is made of two words - Ulèë means "head" and "lheuë" means little peninsula.
The town was most popular during the reign of
Aceh Sultanate
The Sultanate of Aceh, officially the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam (; Jawoë: ), was a sultanate centered in the modern-day Indonesian province of Aceh. It was a major regional power in the 16th and 17th centuries, before experiencing a long pe ...
as a busy international seaport for spice trading.
Ulèë Lheuë was devastated by the
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time ( UTC+7), a major earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2–9.3 struck with an epicentre off the west coast of Aceh in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The undersea megathrust earthquake, known in the sci ...
—the majority of the town's buildings were destroyed, and less than 10% of the pre-tsunami population of 6000 survived. The area was reconstructed in 2005. A new ferry terminal has been built, funded by the
Australia
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n Government (implemented by
UNDP
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).
One notable building to survive the tsunami is the 17th-century
Baiturrahim Mosque.
See also
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2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time ( UTC+7), a major earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2–9.3 struck with an epicentre off the west coast of Aceh in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The undersea megathrust earthquake, known in the sci ...
References
Ports and harbours of Indonesia
Populated places in Aceh
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