Pangkalan Kerinci

Pangkalan Kerinci lies in the lowlands of eastern Sumatra, within the country associated with the Kampar River and the kingdom of Pelalawan. The river runs from the highlands towards the straits, crossing a landscape of forest and wet ground. Farming and fishing supported communities in this region, where the watercourses linked small settlements to their neighbours. Pelalawan's Malay rulers maintained their centre on the Kampar, downstream from the inland river country around Pangkalan Kerinci.