Pulau weh,,Aceh indonesia

IndonesiaNot much literature can be obtained to explain the origin of Sabang City. Legend circulating in the community of Sabang, located on Pulau Weh, the island was once united with the mainland of Sumatra. However, due to the earthquake, thousands and even tens of thousands of years ago, the island is separated from the mainland. So also with the surrounding islands, such as Rondo Island, Rubiah Island, Seulako Island and Klah Island.
Around 301 BC, a Greek earth expert, Ptolomacus sailed eastward and anchored on an unknown island in the mouth of the Strait of Malacca, Weh! Then he mentioned and introduced the island as the Golden Island on the map of the sailors.
In the 12th century, Sinbad made a voyage from Sohar, Oman, far across the ocean through the Maldives route, Kalkit Island (India), Sri Lanka, Andaman, Nias, Weh, Penang and Canton (China). Sinbad anchored on an island and also named it Golden Island, the island known to people now by the name of Weh Island.
And at the beginning of the 15th century. Chinese explorer, Cheng Ho, had stopped there in 1413-1415. Note Ma Huan, one of Zheng He's translators, explained that in the northwest of Aceh there is a land with a towering mountain, which he named Mount Mao. There are about 30 families. Many historians assert that what Mount Mao means is Pulau Weh.
In his book Ying Yai Sheng Lan which was later translated as The Overall Survey of The Ocean's Shores, Ma Huan told that the land became one of the transit places of merchants from various countries.
Mount Mao that looks striking from the ocean becomes a beacon or a marker for the merchants. Sabang itself is the best laka wood producer and producer of lotus flower.
Erond also suspected that Sabang was then part of a maritime commerce network stretching from the Persian Gulf to Southern China in the 12th to 15th centuries. Thailand, Sri Lanka and India are included.

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