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Syiah Kuala Grave
Syiah Kuala grave is another pride of Banda Aceh, which is located
about 3 km to the east. It stands near the mouth of Krueng Aceh
River, about 2 kilometers from the city. Syiah Kuala was one of
Aceh's great Moslem Ulama of the past. He had spent more than 15
years in Mecca for religious learning before he dedicated most of
his life to science and society. He had written many books on Islam,
social studies, and science. He also had a lot of student coming
from Malaysia, West Sumatra and Java. His grave is a shrine for
local visitors and Muslims from Indonesia and Malaysia. (Mostly
destroyed because of Tsunami)
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