Rengat
Rengat is a kecamatan in Riau province of Indonesia and it is the serves as capital of Indragiri Hulu Regency. The town is traversed by Indragiri River
Theres a conservation forest monitored by WWF. Conservation status of this forest is underpressure from illegal resource extraction.
The indigenous inhabitant of the distric are Talang Mamak people. Other ethnic group that is present in Rengat include: Malays, Minangkabau, Batak, Chinese Indonesian, and Sunda.
The Rengat massacre
During the Indonesian National Revolution in 1949, Dutch paratroopers attacked Rengat. This event eventually called Rengat Massacre.Number of fatalities resulted from this event is very much disputed.Indonesian sources estimates thousands killed. In contrast, Dutch documents show that 80 inhabitants were killed. Subsequent research indicates the actual numer number is significantly higher than official Dutch figure.
Culture
Theres a monument is dedicated to the victims of the Rengat Massacre, Among those commemorated is the father of the noted Indonesian poet, Chairil Anwar.The town is known for its local fruit, the kedondong. In the town center features a clock tower that includes a monument sculpted to resemble the fruit. Beside that there are local delicacies using the fruit called dodol kedondong. A toffee like confection made out of the processed fruit
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Hotels
Tourism
Some interesting places in Rengat, among others:- Raja Lake
- The Great Mosque of Rengat
- Bukit Tigapuluh National Park
- Menduyan Lake
- Hulu Lake
- Tall House
- Sungai Arang Waterfall
- Pontianai Waterfall
- Pejangki Waterfall
- Nunusan Waterfall
- Siamang Waterfall
- Buyung Waterfall
- Pintu Tujuh Waterfall
- Tembulun Waterfall
- Bukit Lancang Waterfall
- Sungai Pampang Cave
- Sungai Keruh Cave
- Sungai Kandi Cave
- Duplicate of Indragiri Palace
- Kijang Serong Boat
- Loyang Pond
- '''Indigenous Culture of Talang Mamak'''
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