Indra Patra The Neglected

Writer by: Ferdian A Majni


Indra Patra beach which is located adjacent to the beach and ujuong Kareung Ujong Batee, has left the history that makes every visitor curious and still wondering on the fort that stands on the east side of the sea. From my observation, the fort is located in indrapata virtually all of five fortresses. Yet another castle has collapsed three times eaten, just behind rock debris.
Before Islam set foot on the Terrace of Mecca, the first Hindu community of pioneer life by carrying out activities that are religious. They, at that time, been able to build places of worship to use the materials contained dialam to be a very artistic building. 

Like Indra Patra fort. The fort was built in the seventh century by the king Lamuri (Indra Patra). He was the first Hindu kingdom in Aceh. The fort was built with materials from nature that is rock that uses limestone binder plus eggs arranged into a solid wall. They make this fortress in a very strategic place, which is directly opposite the Malacca Strait.
The fort has four main parts, namely the first time encountered when we pass through the gate. This place, as described Indra Patra community around the fort, used as the resting place of the king and his family. Unfortunately, the building is now not visible anymore (had fallen).
In addition, one of the fort is also used as a place of worship. In this section have a higher wall than the other, the height of the wall ± 6 meters, and ± 250 m² area.inside there are four domed eye protector for purification of water, there is a special place in the middle to perform worship. 

The next section is specially designed fortress overlooking the sea (Malacca Strait). This section have the wall is thicker than other parts of ± 140 cm, with a height of ± 5 meters and an area of ​​± 200 m², because it serves as a bulwark of defense. This fort has 11 holes target shooting, including two in the front wall which is equipped with a cannon bunkers, three holes left and right and three on the back wall. Based on some literature mentions that, the hole serves as a line supplier of ammunition and weapons arsenal, and right in the middle of the fort there is the preparation of ammunition and weapons bunkers. The back of the fortress there is the store of weapons, also was not seen again shape only in the form of rubble mound. 

In Aceh the status of Military Operations Area (DOM) of this fort was abandoned and not maintained, so overgrown that covers all parts of the fort. Finally, this place became a place feared by local residents, it is said that this historic place was a scourge if one citizen ill due to just past the fort ... ...
The uniqueness of this castle from its shape which at first glance looks like a pyramid up space, but still remains square. Each side of the walls there are holes, roughly consists of 11 holes on the second bunker. The hole is where the soldiers tipped their guns towards the sea. In order to anticipate enemy attacks towards the yachting indrapata area. 

Inside the fort there are two bunkers, bunkers are located in the middle of the first page, and the other located near the right rear. The first is where the storage bunkers and gun bullets of the soldiers. While the two bunkers to a storage area for large cannon, it was bigger than the first bunker.
After looking at the situation in the second fortress, we were headed to the main fortress, by tracing the steps we were entering the fort. The first building is visible is a small dome wells contained therein, the dome was called the stupa. That is where bersucinya Hindus. 

Formerly, before the spread of Islam, Hindu religion is a religion that became a fad of the citizens of Indra Patra. It is said that before Islam spread in Aceh. Acehnese himself still adhered to Hindu religion, which the Hindu is the oldest religion in the world.
In addition to the stupa there are many other foundations that are not clear anymore in shape, of which many are eaten by the time of collapse. In addition to conditions caused by nature, pemugaranpun prnah done after the tsunami.
When compared with the histories contained in other regions. Aceh is not inferior to historical remains outside the city there, such as in Central Java, East Java, Cirebon and lainya.Hanya city information center that is still just giddy existence, and also historians who understand the need for special about the history - historical relic. This will reveal the histories of Aceh are still largely unknown, as Indra Patra. 


Overlooked
The condition is aggravated if the current view Indra Patra. Not least, because the lonely visitor, Indra Patra fortress used as a place of courtship of the young people, as said by the local community.
"Every day of the week, many young people that makes this fortress as a place of courtship, but we do not allow that to happen, we hope that this place used as a concern by the government with the means to get to know the history of education," said jumarni, a resident Ladong. 

Indraparta fort area is visited by many people on weekends or holidays. But the true ancient sights to watch out for the government to stay awake and well maintained for historical evidence of the assets of this country escaped the attention of governments and related intansi.

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