Aceh Besar Regency

regency in Aceh Province, Indonesia

thumb | right | Picture of Lam Puuk Beach near the town of Lhoknga one year after the tsunami disaster. Lhoknga (pronunciation [lhoʔ-ŋa], alternative names '''Lho'nga, Lho-nga, Lhok Nga''') is a town within the district of the same name, in Aceh Besar Regency, Aceh Special Region, Indonesia, located on the western side of the island of Sumatra, 13 km southwest of Banda Aceh. It was completely flattened and destroyed by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, where its population dwindled from 7,500 to 400. Tsunami runups following eyewitness accounts of waves were recorded being 35

district in Great Aceh Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia

district in Great Aceh Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia

district in Great Aceh Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia