Rumah Limas Potong - Traditional Malays House

NOT many know that in Batam there is a tourist object that indicate Malays characteristic. One of them is around Batubesar Nongsa - Beach Malays. Since three years ago has been renovated a traditional house named melayu " Limas Potong". Location of building custom homes is only a few meters in the main road into the beach area Malays. Precisely, behind Al-Ikhlas Mushalla RT 01 RW 08 Kampung Melayu, Batubesar Sub-District, District Nongsa. It's only about 100 meters from the beach Batubesar Malays. This building stands on land that is estimated around as wide as 10 meters 20 meters.
Name of Limas Potong strange to most citizens of Batam. Limas means roof, while Cut is the shape of roof the house that are not unified. According citizen Kampung Melayu, the traditional house originally belonged to Malays Haji Sain, who stood since 1959. Batam City Government then requested the house to be custom house wilt, because in terms of location and condition is still feasible and showed typical Malays.

Jodoh Boulevard - J-Walk

Boulevard Jodoh hereinafter referred to as J-WALK, support programs Visit Batam 2010 by pointing to areas of cultural tourism and shopping tours to local and global series episode segments. As a complement to the recreation, Jodoh Boulevard length reaches 427 meters.
J-WALK will be developed as a cultural art form of tourism and shopping tourism. Supported by the availability of hotel and resort facilities with an international-class standards, and the various events organized in the Calendar of Batam City Tourism Activities that are expected to ensure the comfort and satisfaction of domestic and foreign tourists visited the city in Batam.

The project which cost was Rp.3.2 billion got difficulty and problems, the project completion late. access roads for market traders Tanjung Pantun becomes blocked, and at night it becomes a place where the thugs.

This project may be what is expected, hopefully released funds worth as expected by the community

Kompleks Pemakaman Nong Isa - Nong Isa cemetery

Nong Isa Raja Isa ibni Raja Ali had been authorized as the holder of the command of shoreline surrounding Nongsa [including Batam region] issued by the Comisaries General and Resident Riouw on behalf of Shah Sultan Abdulrahman Linga-Riau (1812 - 1832) and Lord Young of Riau VI Jakfar King (1808 - 1832) who found in the Archives collection at the National Archives Riouw Jakarta.

Isa King is the early marker of native administration in the island of Batam, after the reorganization Linga-Riau kingdom following the Treaty of London 1824 - who then passed on hereditary to her children and grandchildren. Who is King Isa ? His father was King Ali Muda Riau Lord V Ibni Cambodia Daeng Lord Riau Young III Ibni Sultan Daeng Perani @ Parrot Island. Oral sources and a tree family on the island of penyengat mention Isa as a figure who opens a new village on the island of Batam is now known as the Nongsa. Even oral sources are developed on the penyengat island is mentioned toponyms Nongsa name comes from nickname of King Isa as the Oldest son of Raja Ali Raja Parrot Island: Nong Isa. Perhaps because uttered by the tongue that does not single-origin, then slowly a new village residence of King Isa on the island of Batam Known as Nongsa.

Isa king's family tomb

Tomb of the king's retainers isa

The tombs of Isa King and His retainers

The tombs of Isa King and His retainers

One of the tombstone grave marked with arabic-Melayu letters

BATAM (BP) - pilgrimage tourism became one of the mainstay of tourism in Indonesia, including in Batam. For that, City Government of Batam began seriously working on the pilgrimage tourism potential in order to welcome tourists visiting year or Visit Batam Year (VBY) 2010. "In this near future will be held restoration of the tomb zuriyat (relative)Nong Isa in Nongsa . Batam Board of Commerce (BP) has allocated areal over there to the Office of tourism and culture batam city. Besides to restoring the tomb, Batam City Government through the Department of Tourism and Culture will also build the road to Pantai Nongsa Malays. So access to the beach and to the tomb of Nong Isa easier.

Pelabuhan Pancung sekupang Batam (traditional wooden boat harbour)

Pancung, people usually call the boat. this is the Sekupang harbour, besides domestic and international port, in this location also there is tradisional port where wooden boat is ready to serve the people cross to belakang padang island

the passengers began to arrive and waiting next ships .

The Departure point. ready to sail to belakang padang

Tradional station fuel oil for the Pancung

Pancung that are filling the fuel

Berelang the quiet

This is the scene of Barelang at theworking days time , very rare visitor who meet this bridge, do not try at the weekend , the bridge is crowded

Heroes cemetery Of Pusara Bhakti Bulan Gebang Batam

A great nation is a nation that respects the heroes, where the graves of heroes in batam? the name is Heroes cemetery of Pusara Bhakti bulan Gebang , its location is not located in the middle of urban areas, precisely in the Batu Aji, beside of Putra Batam campus. this Heroes cemetery is so quiet visitor, indeed just some body of hero who was buried . This may be a factor, why the cemetery this quiet from visitor.

The board name is dull , likely it has been long time not to be repaired

The cemetery gate

the open corridor of cemetery

cemetery land is still empty, it has just used about 1%
This may be a factor, why the cemetery this quiet from visitor.

it has just six bodies of heroes been buried

Tomb of Peltu Samat,
we need heroes like Peltu Samat, who fought in other field, fighting for the progress of society Kepri, especially batam.

Second (flea) Market at Aviari

On the weekend or holiday, come to secondhand ( flea ) Market at Aviari. Market is located on the edge of Batu Aji, the position is face-to-face with Aviari Plaza and Mitra Mall. the visitors will bustle this market, even though you are in the crowd, you will still be happy for hours for seeing the goods displayed. who knows there is something intrest to be bought

Main Gate of Aviari Market

motors bike of visitor are parking

shoes are being displayed ready buyers waiting

Many toys sold in this market

who is love movement "bike to work", this bikes are waitting for you

stack the new mattress have just came from Singapore

in the other corner, washing machine, refrigerator, and other electronic cornucopia here

The alley was filled out with the seller

visitors are back and forth looking for items that needed

all equipments household and furnitures are available here

Vehicles that are ready to take your shopping goods

Tips:
1. you should be more careful in selecting the goods so that you are not disappointed
2. you must be clever in bidding

Sei Ladi Dam

Sei Ladi Dam was built in May 1983 - September 1985 by BIDA (Batam Industrial Authority Departement), its main function is as water Retention pond

Views from the top of the sei Ladi bridge

someone is fishing under the bridge

The Sei Ladi Bridge

Sei Ladi is becoming the fishing hot spot

Sei Ladi Bridge from other side