Sāwa was a historic settlement mentioned in Acehnese literary sources as “the city Sāwa between Kazwin and Kum”. The reference appears on page 91 of the Burda translation.

Location

While the precise coordinates are uncertain, scholars associate Sāwa with a site in the interior of Aceh, possibly near the modern district of Kuala Simpang.

Historical Significance

The city is cited in mythic narratives linking Acehnese cosmology to Persian eschatology, indicating its role in the symbolic geography of Acehnese religious imagination.

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Source

20260707_232246_DLP-54-Een_16de_eeuwse_Maleise_vertaling_van_de_Burda_van_al_Bu_s_i_ri_OCR.txt, page 91.