Bintan is the largest island in the Riau Islands, which consists of nearly 3,000 large and small islands, lies on the other side of Singapore and Johor Baru, Malaysia. The island is wide of Malacca to the South China Sea. Tanjung Pinang is the capital of the province, located on the south west coast of Bintan. Conveniently located in Malaysia's southern peninsula at the mouth of the Straits of Malacca, the Riau archipelago, before the first century AD, is a favorite place for Indian and Chinese merchant ships.
Top tourist destinations here is the Bintan Resort, tourist destinations such as the spectacular beaches in the north of the island, with an area of 23,000 acres on the white sands overlooking the South China Sea. The island also has an interesting history in Tanjung Pinang and Biting, which offers opportunities for surfing, adventure and eco-tourism for students and families, but also ideal for relaxing and health.
Meanwhile, for those who love diving Anambas Islands in South China Sea offers unspoiled dive sites, accessible from the airport Tanjung Pinang. Meanwhile, Natuna Islands can be reached from Batam.
No wonder again, in the 18th century, traders from Europe, Portuguese, Dutch and British fought for each island. At that time, the island is part of the Malay Peninsula, controlled by the Sultanate of Johor-Riau, which occupied alternated between Johor - Malaysia is at the moment - and the island of Bintan, Indonesia is today.
In 1884 Britain and the Netherlands shut down their opposition on the island by signing the Treaty of London, which then all area north of Singapore teritoris given in English, while the area south of Singapore teritoris submitted to the Netherlands.
Since then the fate and history of the north and south of Singapore separated. Singapore became the center of the development of British commerce, while the Dutch concentrated in Jakarta and Java, leaving islands of Bintan.
In recent decades, the friendly relations between Indonesia and Singapore, an agreement was signed between the two sides to build Bintan island together that will benefit both countries in the Free Trade Zone of Batam, Bintan and Batam island.
The first form of this agreement is the development of Bintan Resorts, beach tourism destinations, covering an area of 23.000 acres on the beautiful white sands of Bintan overlooking the South China Sea.
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