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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Kilometre Zero

Kilometre Zero Monument (0) in Kota Sabang, Aceh Province (NAD), at the western tip of the Republic of Indonesia's most interesting places to visit and could become a tourist attraction of the archipelago's history if developed according to their potential, said a local community leader.

"This location (kilometer zero) visited by many domestic and foreign tourists, especially after the road to historic sites has now been smooth. Now the necessary tips to promote it," said local community leaders, Adnan Hashim, in Sabang, this morning.

Means of transportation to the monument which was inaugurated zero kilometer former Minister of Research and Technology (Research and Technology) / Head of BPPT BJ Habibie, around 1997 it had completed the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) Aceh-Nias along 29 km from the center of Sabang.

Tugu kilometer zero, where it began counting the first kilometer in Indonesia, Sabang (Pulau Weh), which has potential in the tourism sector that will attract domestic and foreign tourists visit when management made ​​the most of.

Beautiful scenery. In the afternoon we can see the sunset because it is the most western tip of the island. Along the road to kilometer zero memorial location surrounded by forests and beaches, so its beauty can be enjoyed by visitors, let alone tens of monkey / ape to be found on the roadside, which could be added dayak tourist attraction for lovers of flora and fauna.

Vice Mayor of Sabang, Islamuddin said, the Government is trying to re-arrange the location of the monument is in line with the zero kilometer road construction completion by the Government through BRR Aceh-Nias, several months ago.

"We're trying to develop various tourism potential contained in Sabang, including objects and underwater tourist attraction in Gapang-Iboih. The development of tourism potential is prioritized to boost revenue source revenue (PAD)," he said. (dat04/ann

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