Takengon is a highland city in Central Aceh, Indonesia, surrounded by dramatic mountain scenery and lush green landscapes.

A riot erupted during the commemoration of the 21st Aceh Peace Day at the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque (MRB) in Banda Aceh City.

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Police briefly detained several residents following the 21st Aceh Peace Day commemoration which ended in a clash. They have since been released.

Officials in Indonesia's staunchly Islamic Aceh province publicly caned two women and two men 100 strokes each for engaging ...

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An estimated 180-year-old Quran manuscript from Aceh is being digitized to preserve its fragile pages and safeguard Islamic ...

Ten years ago on Friday, one of the deadliest natural disasters in history hit several Indian Ocean nations, killing as many as 230,000 people and causing untold damage. It was the Boxing Day tsunami, ...

As part of the Creative Voices of Muslim Asia initiative, Asia Society organized a cultural exchange program with the Indonesian dance ensemble Tari Aceh. Complete with a four-city performance tour, ...

Pity the poor tourism officials of Aceh. Their job — promoting the beaches, jungles and rich culture of an unspoiled and underexplored Indonesian province — should be easy. But just as Aceh recovered ...