Originally colonized by the Portuguese in 1511, the 10 tiny volcanic islands of Banda, or Maluku, were then administered by the Dutch East Indies...
Large swathes of the provincial capital of Indonesia, Banda Aceh lies in ruin on Monday, January 3, 2005. U.S. Navy helicopters stationed on the USS...
This is a true color satellite image collected on December 28, 2004 of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. This image is of the northern part of the city along...
Lone mosque that survived devastating tidal waves sits amid the ruins of the village of Lhoknga in Indonesia, about 10 miles southwest of the...
Mesjid Raya Baiturrahman Mosque in central Banda Aceh, Indonesia stands behind a destroyed supermarket -150 miles from southern Asia's massive...
Barg and tugboat straddle a road near the shoreline outside the provincial capital Banda Aceh on Tuesday, January 4, 2005. The death toll from the...
Two tsunami survivors sit on top of a car which was damaged by the tsunami January 9, 2005 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. An estimated 150,000 were killed...
Aerial file photo shows a coastal area of Banda Aceh, 05 January 2005, two weeks after a powerful tsunami hit the region on December 26 2004,...
Mosque is the only building left standing on a strip of coast January 13, 2005 in Aceh, Indonesia. Citing safety concerns, the Indonesian government...
Two Indonesian refugees walk down a road covered with debris leftover from the tsunami disaster as they return to look for their homes in the west...
An Indonesian man carries some belongings from his damaged shop in Banda Aceh, 31 December 2004, six days after the powerful earthquake and resulting...
Scene of devastation is seen in the tsunami hit Indonesian City of Banda Aceh -150 miles from southern Asia's massive earthquake's epicenter - on...
Residents of Banda Aceh walk through a scene of destruction, 27 December 2004 following a devastating quake and series of tidal waves that struck the...
Passersby walk amid debris of destroyed buildings, 27 December 2004 in Banda Aceh, after tidal waves hit the region. The carnage suffered when...
University students burn tyres as they protest against the arrival of Rohingya refugees in front of the People's Representative Council in Banda Aceh...
Dressed cats are held by their owners as they participate in the Cat Fashion Week held at a shopping mall in Banda Aceh, northern Indonesia, on...
Banda Neira is the only settlement of significant size on any of the Banda Islands, located in the Maluku province of Indonesia. The town is located...
The Banda Islands are a group of 10 tiny volcanic islands in the Banda Sea, about 2,000 km east of Java, and are part of Indonesia. During the 16th...
Damaged Baiturrahman mosque is seen after being hit by the earthquake and tsunami waves, in the city of Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia on 2...
This is a true color satellite image of the northern part of Banda Aceh, Indonesia collected June 23, 2004.
This is a true color satellite image of the northern part of Banda Aceh, Indonesia collected on December 28, 2004. This image was collected after a...
An Acehnese woman is being whipped in public for violating sharia law on May 23, 2017 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. About four Acehnese couple received...
An acehnese woman gets caning in public from an executor known as 'algojo' for spending time with a man who is not her husband, which is against...
Aerial shows the devastation of the 2004 tsunami which swept across the town of Banda Aceh. December 7 2005. THE AGE NEWS Picture by ANGELA WYLIE
An Acehnese tsunami surviving woman walks past debris of houses in Banda Aceh, 29 January 2005. Peace negotiators for the Indonesian government and...
An aerial picture shows the devastated area of Banda Aceh following the tsunami disasters, 20 January 2005. Indonesia's official death toll from last...
Boy hammers at a metal pot scavenged in the remains of tsunami damaged homes January 18, 2005 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Thousands of residents are...
Members of Mexican and German search and rescue teams look for bodies amongst the rubble of destroyed homes January 14, 2005 in Banda Aceh,...
Woman carries water to her home that was damaged in the tsunami January 17, 2005 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The province of Aceh, one of the worst hit...
On the edge of a camp for the displaced, men fish in a river January 17, 2005 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The province of Aceh, one of the worst hit...
People look through the remains of shops on a street devastated in the tsunami January 16, 2005 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The province of Aceh, one...
Volunteers carry dead bodies after digging out from the debris of houses in Ule Lhee, outskirts of Banda Aceh, 16 January 2005, three weeks since a...
Oil leaked from barrels damaged in the tsunami seeps into the ground on the premises of the damaged petroleum plant January 15, 2005 in the province...
Residents struggle as they transport their belongings on January 10, 2005 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The death toll from the earthquake and tsunami in...
An aerial shot taken from a US Navy Seahawk helicopter from carrier USS Abraham Lincoln shows devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami to the...
People displaced by the tsunamis, walk amid their ruined neighbourhood on January 4, 2005 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Indonesia, the country hardest...
In this handout photo from the U.S. Navy, a view of the landscape after the tsunami swept through over Banda Aceh on January 1, 2005 in Sumatra,...
In this handout photo from the U.S. Navy, a view of the landscape after the tsunami swept through over Banda Aceh on January 1, 2005 in Sumatra,...
Navy helicopter Seahawk flies over a damaged road, in Teunom, 170 km southwest from Banda Aceh, in Aceh province, Indonesia 02 January 2005, seven...
An over view shows a Muslim mosque amid rubble, in Teunom, 170 Km southwest from Banda Aceh, in Aceh province, Indonesia 02 January 2005, seven days...
In this handout photo from the U.S. Navy, a view of the landscape after the tsunami swept through over Banda Aceh on January 1, 2005 in Sumatra,...
Indonesian soldiers dump unknown dead bodies from Sunday's earthquake and tsunamis into a common mass grave on December 29 in Banda Aceh, Sumatra,...
Scene of devastation is seen in the tsunami hit Indonesian City of Banda Aceh -150 miles from southern Asia's massive earthquake's epicenter - on...
In this composite image a comparison has been made between a scene in 2005 and 2014 BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA A motorbike ride past Al- Tawhid mosque...
In this composite image a comparison has been made between a scene in 2004 and 2014 BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA An aerial view of houses prior to the ten...
This combo shows a file photo taken on January 15, 2005 of a boat on top of a destroyed house in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, on Indonesia's Sumatra...
Primary school student uses a portable fan to keep cool in a classroom during hot weather in Banda Aceh on May 15, 2023.
Member of an excavation team takes part in an operation to recover 18th century tombstones from the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam that was hit by the...
An aerial shot shows flattened houses near the sea coast of Banda Aceh, 05 January 2005. US Secretary of State Colin Powell toured Indonesia's...
