Aceh in general, that the API is a territory (Daerah Istimewa) of Indonesia, located on the northern end of Sumatera Island. His full name is Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. After the spelling of his name included Aceh, Atjeh and Achin.

It is believed in the province of Aceh, where Islam was in Southeast Asia. In the beginning of the XVII century, the Sultanate of Aceh was so rich, powerful and sophisticated state in the region of the Straits of Malacca. Aceh has a history of political independence and fierce resistance from the control of foreigners, including the former Dutch settlers and the Government of Indonesia. Aceh has the natural resources, especially oil and gas – by some estimates, the gas reserves of Aceh that the largest in the world. Compared to most of Indonesia, he is a conservative religious area.

Aceh was the closest point on earth at the epicenter of the huge Indian Ocean in 2004, an earthquake triggered a tsunami, a large part of the west coast of the region, including part of the capital of Banda Aceh. 167736 Indonesians, the overwhelming majority in the province of Aceh, were killed or missing and 500000 homeless. This event has helped trigger the peace agreement between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), through the mediation of former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, with the signing of a protocol agreement of 15 August 2005. With the help of the European Union on the observer mission in Aceh in December 2005, the peace was held.

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