Hydropower Koto Panjang area has beautiful natural scenery with rows background hills covered various types of trees. From afar the Bukit Barisan mountain into this reservoir of water upstream. Blue-water lake which seemed to attract visitors to navigate around 12,900 hectares area was by boat or pompong. The area is beautiful and quiet is very suitable to be a place to relieve tired after working all day or just for inspiration.
Hydropower Koto Panjang area not merely as a source of electricity and clean water sources, but also store historical value to the community and the District of Kampar Regency Fifty-City community in particular and Riau and West Sumatra in general. Hydropower Development Koto Panjang area began in 1979, when PLN plans to build a small dam in Tanjung Pauh to use stem water mahat, Sungai Kampar Kanan children.
In September and November 1979, TEPSCO (Tokyo Electric Power Service Co.. Ltd.), a Japanese consulting firm, sent a search team of the project (project finding) to Sumatra. From the survey results, TEPSCO proposed large-scale dam construction on the river Kampar Kanan meeting with the location of stem mahat damsitenya Koto Panjang area. In January 1993, the construction project located on the border with the province of Riau province of West Sumatra was also started. In March 1996, the dam was completed and immediately test the water-logging. Coincided with the day on Friday February 28, 1997, water-logging was officially done.
Masjid Agung An-Nur is one of the grandest mosques in Indonesia and became a mosque Riau community pride. Historically, plans to build the Great Mosque of An-Nur has been there since 1963. However, new diterlaksana in 1966, when Kaharuddin Nasution became Governor of Riau. On 27 Rajab 1388 AH or coincide with the date of October 19, 1968, the Great Mosque An-Nur inaugurated its use by Arifin Ahmad, Governor of Riau time. In 2000, when Saleh Djasit became Governor of Riau, the Great Mosque An-Nur renovated on a large scale. If at the time of broadcast Nasution Kaharuddin Governor An-Nur Mosque is only 4 hectares area with seating capacity of about 2000 pilgrims, in the area Djasit Governor Saleh Mosque An-Nur hinga extended reach 12.6 hectares with a seating capacity of about 3000 pilgrims.
Masjid Agung An-Nur mosque, which has a garden area and spread out neatly, so that visitors can do various activities there, such as jogging, playing ball, playing badminton or just looking for fresh air. Visitors are guaranteed a comfortable there, because the area is very clean and beautiful. Visitors will not feel lonely because the place is crowded visited, especially in the afternoon and Sunday morning. At night, the area was decorated with the light from the lamp colorful, so that the visitors seemed to be in the area of the Taj Mahal, India
Temple is a temple Barelang embracing Buddhism. Some say that this temple is a relic of Sriwijaya and others who argue that this temple is a Buddhist relic came from India because of its shape is similar to Ashoka's temple in India. Around this temple there are several other temple buildings of the Old Temple, Temple Youngest and Mahligai Stupa and Palangkaraya.
The building of this temple made of sandstone, river rock and brick. Bricks to build this temple was built in the village Pongkai, a village located on the downstream side of the temple complex. Former mining land to make bricks so far into the sacred place of the population. To bring this brick to the temple, made from hand to hand. Around this temple there is also an expected rise as the combustion of human bones.
Siak Sri Indrapura is the center of a kingdom of Melayu Islam in the 20th century. Sultan Buahan establish the kingdom in the year 1725. He was the first sovereign in the family of the 12 sultans who ruled until the year 1945. In November 1945, the last sultan of Sultan Sharif Kasyim II contributed to the property to the struggle for independence. The last sultan to form a part of the Dutch establishment. Part of the Palace is decorated in European style.
Siak Sri Indrapura located 125 km northeast of Pekanbaru, built in 1889 by Sultan Abdul Jalil Syarifuddin. Palace holds a collection of properties from the last sultan. At the Palace, many gold-plated and kerajaanpun crown made of gold. And gold royal crown made of gold has been taken to the National Museum in Jakarta.
