Siak is a regency of Riau Province, on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 7,803.57 km2 and had a population of 376,742 at the 2010 Census and 457,940 at the 2020 Census; the official
Sultanate of Siak Palace
The Siak Sri Indrapura Bridge or Tengku Agung Sultanah Latifah Bridge was opened in 2007 and was the Grandest Bridge until 2009.
As-Sayyid Al-Sharif Hasyim Abdul Jalil Syaifuddin, Sultan of Siak (r.1889-1908), circa 1900
The Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura, often called Sultanate of Siak, was a kingdom that was located in present-day Siak Regency, and other nearby regions from 1722 to 1949. It was founded by Raja Keci
Siak Regency
…in Mempura District . The northern part of this regency contains a large part of the Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve. Previously the area was part of the Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura. At the beginning of the independence of Indonesia, Sultan Syarif Kasim II, the Sultanate of Siak was the last state to join the Republic of Indonesia…
Group portrait of the Sultan of Siak and his retinue
The inauguration of Hashim Abdul Jalil Muzaffar Shah as Sultan of Siak in 1889 in the presence of Resident of North Sumatra W.J.M. Michielsen, chief police Van der Pol and assistant resident Schouten.
The Palace of Siak Sultanate