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Tourist Spot 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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Tourist Spot Attractions In West Sumatra

  • 1. Jam Gadang Bukittinggi Bukittinggi
    Jam Gadang is a clock tower and major landmark and tourist attraction in the city of Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located in the centre of the city, near the main market, Pasar Ateh. It has large clocks on each face.
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  • 8. 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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  • 10. Masjid Raya Bukittinggi Bukittinggi
    The Ganting Grand Mosque is a Sunni mosque located in Ganting, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Construction began in 1805, making it the oldest in Padang and one of the oldest in Indonesia. It is a Cultural Property of Indonesia.The building, which involved persons from various cultural backgrounds in its construction, was the centre of an Islamic reform in the area during the 19th century. Future president Sukarno spent a time of exile at the mosque in 1942. It survived the tsunami which struck Padang following the 1833 Sumatra earthquake, but was severely damaged after earthquakes in 2005 and 2009.The one-floor establishment continues to be used as a center for prayer, as well as religious education; it also functions as a pesantren for the community. The mosque is also a tourist attrac...
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  • 11. 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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  • 15. Limpapeh Bridge Bukittinggi
    Limpapeh bridge is a bridge in over Ahmad Yani street, Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia. This bridge has a length of 90 metres and width of 3.8 metres . Fort de Kock fortification is connected to the Bukittinggi zoo by this bridge.
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