Peranap

Peranap lies on the Kuantan, the river that becomes known downstream as the Indragiri. Its banks form part of a long route from the Minangkabau highlands to eastern Sumatra. Local communities organized their land and leadership around the river and its tributaries, including the Batang Peranap. Forest products such as rattan, resin and honey moved along the wider Kuantan route, which brought inland settlements into contact with merchants from the Malay Peninsula.