Penyengat Indra Sakti Island

Penyengat island is only 3.5 km, located on the west side of Tanjungpinang utilities. Between Penyengat island of the city Tanjungpinang founded a narrow, which is 1.5 km wide, that you can take a boat or boat, which is known in the local community is called pompong.

This island is the hills, the sand is sand composition of stones, while the margins on the beach, swamps, and rocking. Previously, the islands, which are on the front of Riau Rivers always in transit boaters that the transfer of this area, is important for the receipt of fresh water.

In the old citizens in this area say that happened a time when it is seamen, whose waters have been received by the type of attack by bees, which are specified or stinger Indonesian Language is a call penyengat. Because these animals have been slain some people, they were seen spends the most. Since then the name of this island is Penyengat Island Indra Sakti still best known Penyengat Island.

History is indeed proof that took place during the wars between the Riau Kingdom, the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1782-1794), including the island was an important point. King Haji This fourth of Riau Young Awards (Raja Haji Yang Dipertuan Muda Riau IV), better known as Raja Haji Syahid Fisabilillah Marhum Teluk Ketapang who are engaged in wars versus Holland to build some fortifications in Penyengat Island, where they Penggawa Hill, Tengah Kursi Hill & Hill. These forty ended with a pistol in different sizes. At the age of Sultan Mahmud Syah (1761 to 1812), when he was married Engku Putri Shanghai King Haji Syahid Fisabilillah in 1801, the island was given to his wife, as the price of his marriage.

As part Penyengat Island was very important in the history of Riau Kingdom, the island, which is relatively very small and comments nations are known to visit him. Over there are many forms of the past historic sites. On this island is a piece alongside a number of historical sites, he founded the interests of other objects, like a beautiful view, banking tradition, art and traditional attraction