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Sabang is a city located on Pulau Weh and is the gateway in the western tip of Indonesia. Sabang has an area of 156.3 square kilometers with the highest peak of 617 meters above sea level. Because it is located on Pulau Weh many people call Pulau Weh as Sabang Island. Weh Island itself is the main and largest island separated from the mainland of Aceh by the Strait of Bengal.
Besides bordering on 3 countries namely Malaysia, Thailand and India, Sabang is also a very unique area for Indonesia. That's because here you can find Zero Kilometer monument which is the forerunner of the term, "From Sabang to Merauke".
Currently Sabang transformed into a marine tourism destination Indonesia that offers a paradise for divers. Here you can enjoy the underwater nature by diving to discover hundreds of species of fish and the richness of natural reefs that are not planted or cultivated.
The waters in Sabang are the meeting place of the Indian Ocean and the Malacca Strait. Currently Sabang equip tourist attraction by organizing Sabang International Regatta.
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The arrivals come from different regions with different cultures, both attitudes, values, and customs. Gradually assimilation occurs where the various differences eventually fade and their positions become the same. The term saban has long been attached to Weh Island which then slowly changes its mention to "Sabang".
Sabang is the only area of the Kingdom of Aceh that can be fully controlled by the Government of the Netherlands East Indies. Since 1881, Sabang designated as a natural harbor called Kolen Station.
The Dutch East Indies government then built various facilities and infrastructure. Especially after 1887 when Sabang Haven obtained the authority to build port supporting facilities.
In 1895, Sabang became a free port area Vrij Haven managed Sabang Maatschaappij (Maatschaappij Zeehaven en Kolen Station). At that time the name Sabang increasingly popular in the archipelago and internationally as a port of international trade circulation.
World War II had destroyed Sabang until 1942 occupied Japan and made it a maritime base of the Japanese Navy. Unfinished repairs due to the war, the physical damage of the island is getting worse after the Allied Troops bombard it to make Sabang was closed.
 and all assets of Sabang Maatschaappij Port were purchased by the Government of Indonesia.
In 1965 formed the government of Sabang Municipality and initiated efforts to reopen Sabang Pelabuhan Bebas and Free Trade Area. This new effort was officially confirmed in 2000.
Activities Free Port and Sabang Free Trade began to pulsate with the entry of goods from abroad to Sabang Area. However, in 2004 Sabang again stalled because the central government established the status of martial law for Aceh.
After the peace agreement between the Government of Indonesia and GAM on August 15, 2005, Sabang again crowded. Sabang Free Port re-opened to speed up the economic development of Aceh through economic relations with abroad. In addition, a variety of maritime destinations and cultural uniqueness of Aceh was re-introduced to tourists coming to enjoy the charm of the island's most western island in Indonesia.