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Riau (Jawi: رياو ) is a province of Indonesia.It is located on the central eastern coast of the island of Sumatra, and extends from the eastern slopes of the Barisan Mountains to the Malacca Strait, including several large islands situated within the Strait.
Port of Sungai Duku is located by the Siak River, connecting Pekanbaru with some regions in Riau Province and Riau Islands such as Siak, Tanjung Buton, Selat Panjang, Bengkalis and Batam. In the past, there were ferry services travelling from this port directly to Malacca in Malaysia, but the service was discontinued as several ferry companies ...
The Riau Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Riau) is a province of Indonesia—not to be confused with neighbouring Riau from which the Riau Islands Province were separated in 2002. The capital of the province is Tanjung Pinang , while the largest city is Batam .
Provinces are the first-level administrative divisions of Indonesia.It is formerly called the first-level provincial region (provinsi daerah tingkat I) before the Reform era.
A tabuik monument in the center of Pariaman, Indonesia. The festival includes reenactments of the Battle of Karbala and the playing of tassa and dhol drums. Although initially a Twelver festival, nowadays, most Pariaman inhabitans and other Southeastern Asians hold similar festivals, which are even celebrated by non-Muslims.
The province of the Riau Islands in Indonesia is divided into regencies which in turn are divided administratively into districts or kecamatan. The districts of the Riau Islands with the regency it falls into are as follows:
Rumah adat are traditional houses built in any of the vernacular architecture styles of Indonesia, collectively belonging to the Austronesian architecture. The traditional houses and settlements of the several hundreds ethnic groups of Indonesia are extremely varied and all have their own specific history.
Pulau Selayar of Riau Islands between Lingga and Singkep. Singkep with Pulau Posek to the west, Pulau Serak to the southwest, and Pulau Lalang to the south. Sebangka and Bakung to the northwest of Lingga, with town of Limas, and the islets Senayang, Kapas, Kentar and Mowang. Pulau Lobam and Cempah to the west of Sebangka.