Alang Besar Island

Halang Island or Pulau Halang, is an island in , , . It has two fishing villages; Front Island and Back Island, both mostly inhabited by Hokkien people who originated from Cin-kang Fujian Province in .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Rokan Hilir Regency, Riau Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Big Alang Island”, “Groot Halang”, “Halang”, “Halang Besar”, “Halang Island”, and “Pulau Alang Besar”
  • Historically known as: “Pulo Lalang Besar”

Alang Besar Island

Latitude
2.19105° or 2° 11′ 28″ north
Longitude
100.65796° or 100° 39′ 29″ east
Open location code
6PJ25MR5+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 58697933
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
1651661
Wiki­data ID
Q16969094
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Alang Besar Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pulau Halang”
  • Chinese: “四角芭”
  • Dutch: “Groot Halang”
  • Indonesian: “Halang Besar”
  • Indonesian: “Halang Island”
  • Indonesian: “Halang”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Alang-besar”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Halang”
  • Indonesian: “Pulo Lalang Besar”
  • Swedish: “Pulau Halang”
  • Urdu: “ہالانگ آئی لینڈ”
  • “Alang Besar”
  • “Alang-besar”
  • “Groot Halang”
  • “Lalang Besar”
  • “Pulau Halang”

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