r/Toponymy Aug 15 '23

Find 丹绒芸林 on map

My friend's grandma (Chinese) says she used to live in "丹绒芸林" in Sumatra, Indonesia. She couldn't provide further information. "丹绒芸林" sounds similar to "Tanjong Yunlin" in English, but I couldn't find anything related on Google. The only guess I can make is that this place might be a "", which means "port" or Chinese immigration center.

My friend and I are super curious as to where this place is. Plz help!

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u/nosomogo Aug 15 '23

Taking into account all the clues, more than likely this is Tanjung Agung.

You might be interested in this story about the region from 1879.

https://vsfp.byu.edu/index.php/title/beleaguered-by-tigers-and-other-true-incidents-of-travel-in-sumatra/