Riau Islands
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The Riau Islands is a province of Indonesia consisting of a group of islands located in the western part of the country. It was established in 2002 after being separated from the neighboring Riau Prov
Pulau Penyengat (Lit: Wasp island), lithography of an original watercolour by J.C. Rappard. c. 1883–1889.
The Tomb of Puteri Hamidah, Queen of Sultan Mahmud Shah III.
Ali Kelana, Crown Prince of Riau-Lingga, one of the founding fathers of the Roesidijah Club Riouw, the first modern organisation in the Netherlands East Indies. (taken in 1899)
Abdul Rahman II of Riau Lingga, the last sultan of Riau-Lingga sultanate. He was subsequently deposed by the Dutch and went into exile
Riau Malays
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Riau Malays are a sub-group of Malays native to the provinces of Riau and the Riau Islands of eastern Sumatra, Indonesia. They only make up 29% of the population of the Riau Islands, and around 45% of
Traditional Riau Malays wedding dress.
Muara Takus Temple located in Kampar Regency are one of the evidences of the existence of ancient Melayu Kingdom (a kingdom centered in eastern Sumatra)
Raja Ali Haji, an poet, he played a vital role in modernizing the Malay language, one of his books that is Pedoman Bahasa was the first dictionary of its kind in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia)
Riau Malay House, Roof Lontiok/Lentik.