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The Siak Sultanate's

Park This Moorish style palace of the Sultan of Sick, 120 kilometers upsteam from Pekanbaru on the siak river, was built in 1889 by Sultan Syarif Hasyim Abdul Jalil Syarifuddin. Now a museum the palace contains the sultanate's royal paraphernalia and other items of historical interest. Established during the 16th century, the Siak Seri Inderapura sultanate lasted until 1946, when it become victim to the popular upheavals following the Japanese surrender at the close of World War 11.

Tanjung Pinang

A busy little town on Bintan Island, visited by traders from Jakarta, Medan, Palembang and other big cities in Indonesia, Tanjung Pinang is only a two-hour boat ride away from Singapore. The town has a Museum located on jl. Katamso.
A large section of the old part of the town was build in traditional local fashion, on stilts, over the water. Bintan is a good of departure to other islands in the area.