Religion Realm

In the archipelago region, there is the Devayan tribe in the southern part of Simeulue Island. The language is used especially by the residents of Simeulue. Rice farming activities there are coordinated by a traditional institution known as Jurun Belang & the person who organizes, plans & carries out this task is called harie. According to Mahmud Ibrahim, the oldest residents came from Old Malay and moved to Sumamah, then to Serbajadi, Lingga, Nosar & Isaq via the Penarun River. This region is also the entrance & exit from the Strait of Malacca to the Indian Ocean. In an expedition, Zheng He brought back various awards & envoys from more than 30 Kingdoms including King Alagonakkara from Sri Lanka, who came to China to apologize to the King of China via this island. In the beginning, there was a group of humans who moved from one realm to another, and they also encountered native humans in Indonesia & this group of humans is called the origin of the Malay Mongoli

Another ethnic group is the Singkil tribe in Subulussalam City & Singkil Regency. Some people think that the meaning of the name comes from the word sekel which has the meaning in the society of want and wish, then it was changed to singkel as confirmation of the regional name until finally over time the people said it with the word Singkil. According to other sources, this word, apart from having want as the meaning, also has other meanings, including the meaning of stopping, and is supported by another note that the meaning of this word is to get away. But more broadly, this tribe is also known as a community domiciled in this area which generally used to live in the watershed, starting from Teluk Ambun to Pemuka on the river & Lae Sulampi to Lae Langge as well as other tributaries. However, there are different opinions from several experts regarding where it is currently located. According to Tome Pires, a Portuguese recorder, at that time, many of the residents, especially