Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province

Lhokseumawe unfinished mosque, Lhokseumawe, Acehnese welcome ceremony, Acehnese dancers, Tari Saman traditional welcome dance, Michael Jackson fan, Pirak Timu, Acehnese fisherermen, Biereuen, costal Aceh Province

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Until the devastating tsunami in 2004 (pics to come), and the peace agreement that followed in 2005, Aceh province, which has the highest population of Moslems in Indonesia, was closed to outsiders for over three decades. Indeed, it has been closed for extended periods of time since the Dutch declared war on Aceh in 1873. We received the warmest of welcomes by the Acehnese people, as can be attested by this gallery of photos

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Welcoming-ceremony,-Lhokseumawe,-Aceh-Province

Until the devastating tsunami in 2004 (pics to come), and the peace agreement that followed in 2005, Aceh province, which has the highest population of Moslems in Indonesia, was closed to outsiders for over three decades. Indeed, it has been closed for extended periods of time since the Dutch declared war on Aceh in 1873. We received the warmest of welcomes by the Acehnese people, as can be attested by this gallery of photos