Riau

Riau Province in Indonesia

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Riau is a province of Indonesia. It is on the central eastern coast of Sumatra. Its capital city is Pekanbaru. Riau is rich in natural resources.^[1] It has petroleum, natural gas, rubber, and palm oil.

Riau Media

Muara Takus temple in Kampar, believed to be a remnant of the Srivijaya empire.
The Siak Sri Indrapura Palace in Siak. Riau was once the seat of many great Malay sultanates
Malay nobles of the Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura
A painting of Riouw, Dutch East Indies, painted between 1859 and 1861
Giam Siak Kecil – Bukit Batu biosphere reserves
A traditional Malay wedding replica in Museum Sang Nila Utama, Pekanbaru. Malay forms the majority of the population in Riau.
Street signs in Pekanbaru, written in both Latin and Jawi script
Jami Mosque of Air Tiris in Kampar Regency.
Typical dress of a Riau Malay couple while enjoying the traditional Gambus.

↑ Lesley Potter; et al., The Effects of Indonesia's Decentralisation on Forest and Estate Crops in Riau Province (Bogor: Center for International Forestry Research, 2001), p. 17

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