Lingga (other)
Lingga may refer to: * Lingga, Malaysia, a small town in Sarawak, Malaysia ** Lingga (state constituency) * Lingga Regency a group of islands in Indonesia **Lingga Island * Lingga, Simpang Empat, Karo Regency, Indonesia See also * *Linga (other) *Johor Sultanate, sometimes known as Johor-Riau-Lingga, 1528–1855 *Riau-Lingga Sultanate Riau-Lingga Sultanate (Malay language, Malay/Indonesian language, Indonesian: کسلطانن رياوليڠݢ, ''Kesultanan Riau-Lingga''), also known as the Lingga-Riau Sultanate, Riau Sultanate or Lingga Sultanate was a Malay people, Malay ...

Lingga (state Constituency)
Lingga is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly is the legislative chamber of the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Sarawak; the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak forms the other part of the legislature. The Assembly is modelled after the ... since 1979. The state constituency was created in the 1977 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. History It was abolished in 1991 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2005. 2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Lingga, Meludam, Seduku, Stumbin, Ladong, Lamanak. 2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Lingga, Meludam, Seduku, Stumbin, Ladong, Lamanak. Representation history Election results ...
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Lingga Regency
The Lingga Regency ( id, Kabupaten Lingga) is a group of islands in Indonesia, located south of Singapore, along both sides of the equator, off the eastern coast of Riau Province on Sumatra island. They are south of the populated Riau Archipelago, known for the industrial island of Batam and the tourist-frequented island of Bintan, although the Lingga Islands themselves are rarely visited due to the infrequent local transportation. The equator goes through the northern tip of Lingga Island, the main island in the archipelago. Administratively they form a Regency of the Riau Islands Province with an area of 2,266.77 km2 and a population of 86,244 people at the 2010 census and 98,633 at the 2020 census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The regency seat lies at Daik on Lingga Island. The population are mainly Malay, Bugis and Chinese (predominantly Hakka, Teochew and Hokkien). Name Lingga derives its name from the profile of which is shaped like the Hindu lingam, oft ...
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Lingga Island
Lingga Island is the largest and most populated of the Lingga Islands, Indonesia. It has an area of . It is located south of the Riau Islands off the east coast of Sumatra. The other major island of the archipelago is Singkep Singkep is an island in the Lingga Archipelago in Indonesia. Its area is . It is separated from the east coast of Sumatra by the Berhala Strait. It is surrounded by islands Posik to the west, I. Serak to the SW, I. Lalang to the South, and I. Sela .... Lingga Islands Landforms of the Riau Islands Islands of Sumatra {{RiauIslands-geo-stub ...
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Simpang Empat, Karo Regency
Simpang Empat is a district of Karo Regency in North Sumatra. It borders Kabanjahe and Berastagi districts to the east, Payung to the west, Naman Teran and Merdeka to the north and Kabanjahe district to the south. Prior to independence, Simpang Empat was ruled by the Karo king Sibayak of Lingga, whose domain consisted of the subkingdoms of Sitelu (ruled by a king of marga Karo-Karo), Tigapancur (ruled by a king of marga Sembiring Gurukinayan), and Siempat Teran (ruled by the king of marga Karo-Karo Sitepu). The district is called Simpang Empat because the government building was constructed at the intersection (Simpang) where the three kings once met. In 2006, Simpang Empat was split into Simpang Empat, Merdeka, and Naman Teran districts. The leader of the government since 2005 has been Dr. Lesta Karo-Karo. Elevation is 700–1420 metres, and the area of the district is 93.48 square kilometres. The district government office is 7.5 km from the Regency government office ...
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Linga (other)
A linga, or lingam, is a symbol of the Hindu deity Shiva. Linga may also refer to: People * Praveen Linga (born 1979), Indian chemical engineer Places * Linga, Victoria, Australia * Linga, Madhya Pradesh, India * List of islands called Linga, in Scotland Other uses * Linga language, a language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Linga (cookie), a sesame seed cookie from the Philippines * ''Linga'' (spider), a genus of spiders * , a Latvian Navy ship See also * Linga Sound (other) * ''Lingaa'', a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action drama film * Lingga (other) * Lingua (other) * Lingas (other) * Ling (other) Ling may refer to: Fictional characters * Ling, an ally of James Bond's from the film ''You Only Live Twice'' * Ling, a character in the '' Mulan'' franchise * Ling, a playable character from the mobile game '' Mobile Legends: Bang Bang'' * Lin ...

Johor Sultanate
The Johor Sultanate ( ms, Kesultanan Johor or ; also called the Sultanate of Johor, Johor-Pahang, or the Johor Empire) was founded by Malaccan Sultan Mahmud Shah's son, Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah II in 1528. Johor was part of the Malaccan Sultanate before the Portuguese conquered Malacca's capital in 1511. At its height, the sultanate controlled modern-day Johor, Pahang, Terengganu, and territories stretching from the river Klang to the Linggi and Tanjung Tuan, Muar, Batu Pahat, Singapore, Pulau Tinggi and other islands off the east coast of the Malay peninsula, the Karimun islands, the islands of Bintan, Bulang, Lingga and Bunguran, and Bengkalis, Kampar and Siak in Sumatra. During the colonial era, the mainland part was administered by the British, and the insular part by the Dutch, thus breaking up the sultanate into Johor and Riau. In 1946, the British section became part of the Malayan Union. Two years later, it joined the Federation of Malaya and subsequently ...
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