Poelau Banjak / Banjakeilanden is a location in or related to Aceh described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu. Island district of Singkel, entirely composed of islands; originally part of Tapanoeli, separated in 1908 and joined to Atjeh.
Description
Island district of Singkel, entirely composed of islands; originally part of Tapanoeli, separated in 1908 and joined to Atjeh.
Significance
Poelau Banjak / Banjakeilanden is recorded by Jongejan as part of the geography and historical landscape of Aceh.
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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. 336.