SENI LAMA MELAYU (MALAY OLDEN ART): Benteng (fortress of) Iskandar Muda

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Continued from the article Benteng (fortress of) Inong Balee, satu peninggalan (a legacy of) Laksamana Malahayati ...

Pada hujung Barat Teluk Lamuri pula terdapat Benteng Iskandar Muda...

At the Western end of the bay of Lamuri there exist in turn Benteng (fortress of) Iskandar Muda...

Diberi nama sempena pemerintah Aceh paling dikenali dan disanjungi iaitu Sultan Iskandar Muda Mahkota Alam (memerintah 1607-1636 Masihi), kelihatan panjangnya sekitar 200 meter, begitu juga lebarnya...

Named after Aceh's most well-knowned and respected ruler that is Sultan Iskandar Muda Mahkota Alam (ruled 1607-1636 AD), it looks like the length is about 200 metres, so is the width...

Seperti Benteng Inong Balee yang dibina pasukan Laksamana Malahayati, saya difahamkan bahawa benteng ini juga dibina sekitar 400 tahun lalu.

Just like Benteng Inong Balee which was built by the team of Laksamana Malahayati, I was made to understand that this fortress was also built around 400 years ago.

Kami perlu berjalan agak jauh untuk mencari jalan masuk. Kelihatan isteri saya dan pemandu berehat kepenatan seraya berlindung dari terik matahari petang...

We have to walk rather far to find the way to get in. Seen here my wife and the driver having a rest from all the fatigue while taking refuge from the afternoon's hot sun...

OK. Mari kita masuk ke dalam...
OK. Let us go inside...

Kelihatan kawasan di dalam cukup luas untuk menempatkan padang bola...
It looks like the area inside is wide enough to put a football field...

Seperti Benteng Inong Balee juga Benteng Indrapatra, Benteng Iskandar Muda juga menghadap ke laut...
Like Benteng Inong Balee and Benteng Indrapatra, Benteng Iskandar Muda also faces towards the sea...

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