Speaking of Sabang island Glance , Look its history : " Around the year
301 BC, a Greek earth Expert , Ptolomacus sailed eastward , and anchored
in an obscure island in the mouth of the Strait of Malacca , taken into
Weh ! Then he calls and introducing the island as the Golden Island on
the map of the sailors . In the 12th century , held a voyage of Sinbad
Sohar , Oman , the Maldives is much to wade through , Kalkit Island (
India ) , Sri Lanka , Andaman , Nias , Weh , Penang , and Canton ( China
) . Sinbad at the island of Weh Island and renamed it Gold .
Arab traders who sailed to the island named shabag site which means
volcano erupts . Perhaps this is where the word comes Sabang , from
shabag . From other sources it is said that the name comes from the
island of Weh Aceh language means separate . The island was once used by
the Sultan to alienate exiles .
In the 12th century , held a voyage of Sinbad Sohar , Oman , the
Maldives is much to wade through , Kalkit Island ( India ) , Sri Lanka ,
Andaman , Nias , Weh , Penang , and Canton ( China ) . Sinbad anchored
in an island and renamed it the Golden Island , the island that is now
known by the name of Weh Island . While Weh Island is derived from a
word in the language of Aceh , " Weh " , which means to move , according
to Weh Island outstanding history in the beginning is an integral part
of Sumatra Island , because eventually something Pulau Weh , weh - me -
myself into his current position . Hence this island called Pulau Weh .
Based on historical narratives of the residents in the Village Pie Ulee
Lheueh , Pulau Weh previously concatenated with Ulee Lheue . Ulee Lheue
in Banda Aceh is actually Ulee Lheueh ( detached ) .
Rumors also volcano erupted and caused the region apart . As well as the
island of Java and Sumatra first , separated by Krakatoa erupted . Weh
Island is famous for the island We no H , no one thought that the island
weh island we named because of its shape like the letter W. Before the
Suez Canal was opened in 1869 , the Indonesian archipelago is achieved
through the Sunda Strait from the African continent , but after the Suez
Canal opened , the lines become shorter to Indonesia is through the
Strait of Malacca . Because the nature of the port with deep water and
well protected nature , when the Dutch government decided to open the
Sabang wharf . And the town of Sabang Weh island before World War II was
the most important port on the Strait of Malacca , is far more
important than Temasek ( now Singapore ) . Widely recognized as a
natural harbor called Kolen Station operated by the Dutch colonial
government since 1881 .
In 1883 , the Sabang pier opened to ship berdermaga by Atjeh Association
. Initially , the port is the coal used as bases for the Royal
Netherlands Navy , but then also include merchant ships to send goods
exports from northern Sumatra . In 1887 , the Firm assisted Delange
Sabang Haven obtain the authority to add , build port facilities and
supporting facilities . Free port in Sabang era began in 1895 , known as
Vrij Haven and managed by Maatschaappij Sabang
Currently each year , 50,000 ships that pass through the Strait of
Malacca in 2000 , the Indonesian government declared Sabang Free Trade
Zone and Free Port to profit by setting up the Sabang port as a
logistics center for foreign ships passing through the Malacca .
Infrastructure for docks , ports , warehouses and facilities to refuel
being developed .
It is most important to the history of Weh is since any port in Sabang .
Around 1900 , Sabang is a fishing village with a harbor and a good
climate . Then dutch build coal depot there , ports deepened , utilizing
terrain , so the place can accommodate 25,000 tons of coal had been
awakened . Steam vessel , a ship driven by coal , from many countries ,
stopped to pick up coal , fresh water and no facilities other . Before
World War II , Sabang port is very important compared to Singapore . At
current diesel -powered marine vessel is used , then Singapore is
becoming more necessary , and Sabang began to be forgotten . In 1970 ,
the Indonesian government plans to develop Sabang in various aspects ,
including fisheries , industry , trade and others . Sabang port itself
into a free port and eventually became one of the most important ports
in Indonesia . But finally closed in 1986 .
Sabang opened in 1896 as a free port ( vrij haven ) for general trade
and as a port of transit of goods , especially of agricultural products
Deli which has become the tobacco region since 1863 and plantation crops
such as pepper , betel nut , and copra from Aceh itself , so Sabang
traffic began to be known by the world trade and shipping .
1899 Ernst Heldring recognize the potential of Sabang as an
international port and the proposed development of the port of Sabang on
the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij and several other Dutch companies
through his book en Oost Azie Indie . Balthazar Heldring 1899 as
Associate Director NHM Atjeh change into NV Sabang Kolenstation Zeehaven
en te Batavia ( Sabang Seaport and Coal Station of Batavia ) , later
known as Sabang port Maatschappij and rehabilitate infrastructure in
order to be worthy of an international port . CJ 1903 Karel Van Aalst as
the new director of the NHM , organize bi- weekly service between the
port of Sabang and the Netherlands , involving Stoomvaart Maatschappij
Nederland ( Netherlands Steamboat Company ) and Rotterdamsche Lloyd . In
addition , he also set a capital injection is important for Sabang
Maatschappij with NHM as the majority shareholder . 1910 established a
radio station transmitter ( Radio Zendstation te Sabang ) in Ie Meulee (
one of seven radio transmitter in the Dutch East Indies ) for ease of
communication between the Netherlands and colonies .1942 In World War II
, Sabang was occupied by the Japanese and used as a base defense of the
western region .
Sabang as a free port is closed .Sabang got two 1945 attacks on Allied
troops and destroyed most of the infrastructure . Then Indonesia Merdeka
but Sabang is still a Dutch colony .After 1950 the RTC , the
Netherlands returns to Indonesia Sabang . Handover ceremony took place
in the building Controleur ( Dharma Wanita building now ) . Then through
the decision of the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Indonesia
No. 9 / MP / 50 , Sabang be Base Maritime Defence of the Republic of
Indonesia . Sabang Maatschappij liquidated . The process was completed
in 1959 Sabang Port Maatschappij All assets purchased by the Government
of Indonesia .
By 1963 , the research team from Banda Aceh UNSYIAH out in cooperation
with Indonesian Sumatra Exsport Board conducted a study of the
possibilities opened back into Sabang free port , because the location
is very strategic in inter- State trade . Then through Presidential
Decree No. 10 of 1963 , designated as a port of Sabang (Free Port ) ,
and implementation is left to the High Command of Economic Operations (
KOTOE ) .nstitutions were formed in 1964 a commander for Sabang Free
Port Development Project ( KP4BS ) through Presidential Regulation of
the Republic of Indonesia Number 22 Year 1964 1965 Sabang Municipality
established by Law No. 10 Year 1965 Year 1970 , issued Law No. 3 in 1970
and No. 4 1970 on the principal provisions of the free trade area with
the port of Sabang and about free trade area with a free port for the
past 30 years , with the following functions :
1 Ensuring supplies ( stockpiling ) and consumer goods production for
trade import , export , re - export or industry .2. quality improvement (
upgrading ) , processing ( processing ) , manufacturing , packing (
packing ) , re-packing ( repacking ) , and trade marking ( marking ) 3.
Cultivate and develop industry , trade traffic , and transportation .4.
Provide and develop port facilities and improving infrastructure ,
develop the port , shipping , transit trade , and others.5. Ensuring
develop tourism and efforts toward its manifested and nurtured shopping
center . -Meng Try and develop other activities , especially in the
trade sector , maritime , transportation, banking and per ansuransian .
1985 Status as Regional Sabang Free Trade and Free Port of Sabang closed
by the Government of Indonesia through Law No. 10 In 1985 , the reason
for the rampant smuggling and the opening of the Batam Free Trade Zone
and Free Port . 1993 Position Sabang begin to be considered again by the
formation of the Regional Economic Cooperation Indonesia - Malaysia -
Thailand Growth Triangle ( IMT - GT ) .
Implementation of the 1997 Jamboree Science and Technology initiated
BPPT Gapang Beach , Sabang , to review the development of Sabang .1998
City and District of Pulo Aceh's Sabang serve as the Integrated Economic
Development Zone ( KAPET ) which together other KAPET inaugurated by
President BJ Habibie with Presidential Decree 171 dated 26 September
1998 .President KH 2000 . Abdurrahman Wahid declared Sabang Free Trade
Zone and Free Port and dated January 22, 2000 issued Presidential
Instruction No. 2 In 2000 Date 1 September 2000 issued Government
Regulation in Lieu of Law # 2 of 2000 on the Free Trade Zone and Free
Port of Sabang .
Dated December 21, 2000 issued Law No. 37 of 2000 on the Free Trade Zone
and Free Port of Sabang . Sabang port 2002 activity began to throb
again with the entry of goods from abroad to the Sabang area . This
activity stopped in 2004 because Aceh was designated as a military
emergency . Dated December 26, 2004 Sabang also experienced Earthquake
and Tsunami . Then the Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency ( BRR )
Aceh - Nias set Sabang as a transit point for air and sea and sending
tsunami relief and other construction materials that will be used in
mainland Aceh .
Post- peace agreement between the Government of Indonesia and GAM on
August 15, 2005 , Sabang back pulsing . Foreign tourists were coming
back to enjoy the charm of the west coast of Indonesia. " ( From various
sources )
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