Karimun is one of the islands in the Riau Islands province of Indonesia. The island's main city is Tanjung Balai Karimun. As of 1997, the island had a population of 155,000. The Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau (Kepri for short) or sometimes Riau Kepulauan in Bahasa Indonesia) are a province and a group of islands in Indonesia, located south of Singapore, off the eastern coast of Riau province on Sumatra island. ...

In the past, it was the destination of foreign traders and the Malay Kings.

The island has strategic geographic importance, as it is near to the Straits of Malacca, an international shipping route. The Straits of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water between Peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia) and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. ...

Stamford Raffles is believed to have considered Karimun island instead of Singapore island when looking for a settlement. Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (born 6 July 1781 on the ship Ann off the coast of Jamaica – died 5 July 1826 in London, England) was the founder of the city (now country) of Singapore, and is one of the best-known of the many Britons who created the largest...

There are at least 3,000 women, and possibly significantly more, working as prostitutes in Karimun. Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ...

Geology

Mount. Jantan is located in Karimun. Famous beaches : Pelawan and Pongkar.

Natural Resources

The main export of the island is its granite which is one of the best quality in the world. Apart from that, sand has also been constantly exported to Singapore for its reclamation purposes. Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... Patterns in the sand Sand is an example of a class of materials called granular matter. ...

External Links

For more information, visit the island's website : [1] For news on the island, visit [2]