Barisan (mountains) (mountain range) is a location in or related to Aceh described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu. Heavy mountain massif running along Sumatra.
Type
mountain range
Description
Heavy mountain massif running along Sumatra. Outliers reach the sea at Lho’Nga on the Westkust, leaving barely room for passage. Held to the right on the road to Sigli.
Significance
Barisan (mountains) is recorded by Jongejan as part of the geography and historical landscape of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 49, 57.