Simeulue

The island and County of Simeulue (See-meh-LOO-eh) lies in the Indian Ocean 150 km off the west coast of the province of Aceh on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.

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With its isolated geographic location, it is not affected by the turmoil of conflicts in mainland Aceh between the Indonesian government and Free Aceh Movement. There is no activity of the Free Aceh Movement on these islands.

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Simeulue was once a part of Aceh Barat County but broke away in 2000 with the hope that the region's development would improve. The capital of Simeulue County is Sinabang.

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Island: An island or isle is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock that is completely surrounded by water. Very small islands are called islets. Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature on an atoll an islet, since an atoll is a type of islan...

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Aceh: Aceh (pronounced Ah-chay) is a special territory (daerah istimewa, or "special area") of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its full name is Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam; past spellings of its name include Acheh, Atjeh and Achin....