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Landmark Attractions In West Sumatra

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West Sumatra is a province of Indonesia. It lies on the west coast of the island of Sumatra. The latest official estimate for January 2014 shows a population of 5,098,790. West Sumatra is sub-divided into 12 regencies and seven cities. It has relatively more cities than other provinces in Indonesia, except Java province. Its capital is Padang. It borders the provinces of North Sumatra to the north, Riau and Jambi to the east, and Bengkulu to the southeast. It includes the Mentawai Islands off the coast.
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  • 4. Nurul Islam Grand Mosque Sawahlunto
    The Nurul Islam Great Mosque or also known as Sawahlunto Great Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia located in Kubang Subdistrict of North Sirakuak, District of Lembah Segar, Sawahlunto town, West Sumatra. The location is about 150 meters from the Sawahlunto Railway Museum.The mosque was built during the Dutch colonial period and it was originally a steam power plant. The building was built in 1894 and changed its function to a mosque since 1952, while its chimney was later used as a minaret and 10 meters dome was additionally built. The main building of the mosque measures 60 × 60 meters and has one large dome in the center surrounded by four smaller domes. Underneath the main building was a foxhole that had been used for assembling weapons such as hand grenades and mortars.C...
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  • 7. China Town Padang
    Chinese Indonesian cuisine is characterized by the mixture of Chinese with local Indonesian style. Chinese Indonesians brought their legacy of Chinese cuisine, and modified some of the dishes with the addition of Indonesian ingredients, such as kecap manis , palm sugar, peanut sauce, chili, santan and local spices to form a hybrid Chinese-Indonesian cuisine. Some of the dishes and cakes share the same style as in Malaysia and Singapore which are known as the Nonya cuisine by the Peranakan.
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  • 11. Masjid Taqwa Muhammadiyah Padang
    The Mohammed Mosque is a historic mosque in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It was constructed in 1843 and is associated with trade and traders from Gujarat, India. It is located on Batipuh Pasa street in the South Padang District.
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  • 12. Ulakan Mosque Padang
    Burhanuddin Ulakan Pariaman , also known as Sheikh Burhanuddin Ulakan, was an Islamic cleric from the Minangkabau region. He is regarded as the pioneer of Islamic propagators in West Sumatra. He is also known as a commanding figure of the Islamic movements against the Dutch colonization. Regarding his Islamic belief, he was a Sufi murshid belonging to the Shattari tariqa based in Minangkabau region.
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  • 15. Bayur Grand Mosque Agam
    Raya Bayur Mosque is a mosque located in Nagari Bayur, Tanjung Raya, Agam Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is not far from the main road connecting Lubuk Basung, the capital city of Agam Regency, and Bukittinggi.
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