Beautifully of Cingkuak Island Historic

Beautiful beach on the Cingkuak Island.
(Photo by Arif Hamdani)

Cingkuak Island, with an area of ​​4.5 hectares, facing the Batu Kareta Island, located in the Carocok Beach, Painan. The island is a silent witness to the colonial heritage in the Pesisir Selatan District, which at that time was the economic center and port in west coast of Sumatra.

Location indicators of The Portuguese Fort on the Cingkuak Island.
(Photo by Arif Hamdani)

On the Cingkuak Island attractions we can see the Portuguese fort and the inscription Madame van Kempen, as quoted by The Website of Pesisir Selatan District Government, Wednesday (16/01/2013). Cingkuak Island visited by tourists as well as the students who do outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, and is also often used as objects of research each year by the Institute of Archaeology, located in Medan.

Playing on the white sand on the Cingkuak Island.
(Photo by Mugi Rahayu R)

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