As an Acehnese or ever settled on Earth Serambi Mecca, certainly no stranger to the City of Bireuen. The regency, located 164 km from the capital of Aceh Province, has its own uniqueness. Starting from a very strategic location that is right in the middle of the road traffic that connects the eastern, central, and western part of Aceh, making the city of Bireuen fast growing. In addition, in the district whose name comes from BIRRUN Arabic meaning that virtue is also a lot of we encounter dayah - dayah santrinya come from all Aceh and also outside Aceh so it is not wrong if this area is also referred to as santri city.
During the colonial period against the Dutch Bireuen district took part as the largest military training center in Aceh. Coupled with the presence of Radio Rimba Raya at the time of the struggle to maintain independence. The radio is able to preach to the world through its five language broadcasts that the information that the Dutch conveyed about the conquest of Indonesia to their hands during the age of military aggression was merely propaganda. People continue to struggle against colonialism in Indonesia.
However, do you know a friend if during the fierce period of Military Aggression II Dutch, Bung Karno ever migrated to Bireuen and make the district who gets the nickname Juang this as the capital of the country for one week?