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 .
  • 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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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Alang Besar Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Pulau Halang
  • 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
  • Alang Besar
  • Alang-besar
  • Groot Halang
  • Lalang Besar
  • Pulau Halang

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