Oud Singkel (Old Singkel) (abandoned town) is a location in or related to Aceh described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu. Already abandoned due to malaria plague.
Type
abandoned town
Description
Already abandoned due to malaria plague. Predecessor of Nieuw Singkel.
Significance
Oud Singkel (Old Singkel) 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. 56.