Riau Islands

Indonesia

Riau Islands carries 205 connections to 10522 other places across 20 topics, spanning government, language, history, and nature. The archipelago's political story runs through Johor: after Aceh attacked Johor in 1613 and 1615, Johor rebuilt its power along the Straits of Malacca and extended its reach into the Riau Archipelago. During Indonesia's National Awakening, Riau forces were caught between Peninsular Malay monarchism and Indonesian republicanism. A local Hokkien variety traces its roots to the Zhangzhou dialect of Fujian.

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