Batanghari River

If you are visiting the city of Jambi in Jambi province, then it's not impressive if it did not enjoy the beauty Batanghari River, the longest river in Sumatra. With a length of 3322 km which tipped in West Sumatra, and downstream in the estuary of the eastern coast of the Eastern District of Tanjung Jabung (Tanjabtim) Jambi province, turned out to save the River Batanghari attractive tourism potential.
Batanghari River keeps its historical value. As shipping and trade center in the era of Sriwijaya and Malays, then Batanghari River provide great benefits to society in those days until today.
The traders then derived from the Arabic as well as China, other than using this Batanghari River as a transportation and trade, they also make the river flow Batanghari as a resting place. Traders said trading was also spread the religion of Islam and Buddhism in Jambi.
As transportation routes, the results of agricultural and plantation communities in Jambi upstream as Bungo, Tebo, Merangin, Sarolangun, Batanghari, and transported to the city of Jambi Muarajambi even rubber exports to Singapore using river transportation routes.
All around this river there is also a dwelling unit by the original inhabitants of Jambi, and to go to the housing complex Batanghari River, you can use a small boat called a Paddle.
With great potential, as the longest river in Sumatra Island, has a historical record of Sriwijaya and Malays, the number of natural potential that could be developed along the banks of the river, then this Batanghari River can be developed to tourism that contributes to regional income and welfare society living along the riverbanks.