Remains of Lost Cities
FORMER burial sites and ruined building foundations are scattered along the Ujong Pancu coast in Aceh Besar regency. When the tide rises in the morning, these remains of ancient civilizations are submergedup to 1 kilometer from the beach.
"Before the 2004 tsunami, some of the coastal areas were still inhabited," fisherman Lukman told Tempo. In addition to the fishing villages, there was an ancient cemetery and the Indrapurwa Mosque, built on the site of a Hindu temple. All were destroyed in the waves.
December 23, 2014
FORMER burial sites and ruined building foundations are scattered along the Ujong Pancu coast in Aceh Besar regency. When the tide rises in the morning, these remains of ancient civilizations are submergedup to 1 kilometer from the beach.
"Before the 2004 tsunami, some of the coastal areas were still inhabited," fisherman Lukman told Tempo. In addition to the fishing villages, there was an ancient cemetery and the Indrapurwa Mosque, built on the sit
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