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Pulau Penyengat

Pulau Penyengat

Riau Islands

Penyengat was a seat of the Bugis viceroys (Yang Dipertuan Muda) of Riau-Lingga. It holds the Masjid Raya Sultan Riau and the tomb of Raja Ali Haji, author of the Gurindam Dua Belas and a key figure in standardising Malay.