"Penyengat Touring Island" Riau Province Things to Do Tip by Mangunsong

Penyengat Island wide is only 3.5 km that placed at west side of Tanjungpinang Municipal. Between of Penyengat Island dan Tanjungpinang Municipal founded one strait that wide is 1.5 km that it can pass by boat or motorboat which familiar in local community is called pompong.

This island is hills, the sand compositions is sand with pebbles, whereas the beach is spreading, swampy, & rocking. Former, the island which in front of Riau Rivers always placed for transit of the sailors that passing this zone, importantly for receiving fresh water.

The old citizens at this area say that happened one moment where is the sailors whose received water were attack by kind of bees that called stinger or in Indonesian Language is call penyengat. Because those animals killed some men, they were considering most sacrificed. Since that moment this island name is Penyengat Indra Sakti Island further most familiar is Penyengat Island.

History is truly proof which during happened of wars between the Riau Kingdom with the Holland Kingdom (1782-1794), this island was made for important point. King Haji That Fourth Riau of Young Honours (Raja Haji yang Dipertuan Muda Riau IV) that well known as Raja Haji Syahid Fisabilillah Marhum Teluk Ketapang that lead of wars versus Holland build some forts at Penyengat Island where are Penggawa Hill, Tengah Hill, & Kursi Hill. Those forts completed with some cannons in some sizes. In age of Sultan Mahmud Syah (1761 until 1812), when he was married Engku Putri binti King Haji Syahid Fisabilillah on 1801, this island was give to his wife as wedding price of him.

Because participation of Penyengat Island was very important in historical of Riau Kingdom, so the island what relatively is very small it is to be well known & attention peoples to visit it. More over at there is still has much kind of historical last sites. At this island beside has much some kind of historical sites, it founded another interest objects like wonderful views, tradition couch, arts attraction, & traditional villages.