La grande isle de Java (“The great island of Java”) was, according to Marco Polo, the largest island in the world: his Java Minor was the actual island of Sumatra, which takes its name from the city of Samudera (now Lhokseumawe) situated on its northern coast.
The city was formerly part of North Aceh Regency, of which it formed the administrative capital, but in 2001 it was cut out from the regency (which surrounds Lhokseumawe on the entire landward side) to become an independent city.
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Being between Banda Aceh and the large southern city of Medan, the town is a key regional centre important for the economy of Aceh.
He cost 20 eurocents more than usual (50 cents in January) to finance a project in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia, after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.