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Riau Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (612 words) |
 | Originally part of the Riau province, the Riau archipelago was split off as a separate province in July 2004 with Tanjung Pinang as its capital. |
| The official standard for Malay, as agreed upon by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, is Bahasa Riau, the language of the Riau Archipelago, long considered the birthplace of the Malay language. |
| After the fall of Melaka in 1511, the Riau islands became the center of political power of the mighty Sultanate of Johor or Johor-Riau, based on Bintan island, and were for long considered the center of Malay culture. |
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| Riau is the largest province on the island of Sumatra, but with more than 3.000 islands spread over more than 1.000 km of sea it is often considered as a separate region. |
| The archipelago part of the province occupies a total area of 1.176.530 square kilometers, consisting of sea and 3.214 islands, 743 of which are still unnamed, varying in size from 1.140 square kilometers (Bintan) to small corral reefs. |
| Riau was for centuries a prominent dominion of the Srivijaya Empire, and provided skilled seamen and ships that was vital for the Srivijaya kings to control the Malacca Strait and the trade. |
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