ISTANA ALWATZIKHOEBILLAH SAMBAS

A wooden Venice in Indonesian Borneo

Sambas is a small city at the crossing of three rivers, it was an independent sultanat until the foundation of the Indonesian Republic, and has recently been theater of an horrible massacre. The main ...

Must Visit

this place is a must visit place in sambas. it's in the hearth of sambas city. next to kapuas river that flow right in the front of the sultanate building. the royal family stil live in the sultanate ...

Need more maintenance

Not well maintain..surrounding, yard, the palace I think local authority need to put serious attention aince the palace was great

National Heritage

The palace is next to Kapuas River. The area of the palace is very wide, and you can also find the households in the palace. Near to the palace, you can visit the graves of the kings and its families....

kingdom forgotten

Sambas sultan palace situated in heart of sambas city is the symbol of the reign of sultan of sambas known as Azhwakizubillah alaihik .beautiful wooden malay scultures revealed the true sambas craftm...