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.
See Also
Source
20260707_232246_DLP-54-Een_16de_eeuwse_Maleise_vertaling_van_de_Burda_van_al_Bu_s_i_ri_OCR.txt, page 91.