Penyengat island or islands in the title Penyengat Inderasakti historical sources, is a small island located approximately 6 km from the town of Tanjung Pinang, the capital of Riau Islands province. The island is roughly the size of only 2500 x 750 m, and is approximately 35 km from the island of Batam. This island can be addressed by using a boat or better known bot bot pompong. By using a bot pompong, time that can be reached within approximately 15 minutes.
Tomb of kings (King Ja'afar and Raja Ali Marhum Office) situated in the middle of the island Penyengat
Penyengat Island is one of the attractions in the Riau Islands. One of the objects we can see is the Great Mosque of Sultan Riau made from egg whites, the tombs of the king, the tomb of the national hero Raja Ali Haji, Office and Palace complex in Bukit Chair defenses.
- History
In the 18th century, Raja Haji to build a fort on the island Penyengat, the fortress is precisely located in Bukit Chair, there are placed some cannon as the base defense Bintan He ruled region in 1804 his wife Hamida King. His son then ruled the Riau islands of Pulau Penyengat. Meanwhile, his brother's reign on the island of Linga in the south and founded the Linga-Riau Sultanate.
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