Simaloer / Simeuloeë is a location in or related to Aceh described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu. Island off the west coast of Atjeh; onderafdeeling of the afdeeling Westkust.
Description
Island off the west coast of Atjeh; onderafdeeling of the afdeeling Westkust. On Simaloer, the indigenous volkshoofden were reduced to subordinate positions by the Dutch, while the heads of foreigners (vreemdelingen) were made into zelfbestuurders.
Significance
Simaloer / Simeuloeë 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. 331, 342.