Places to visit in West Sumatra, Indonesia
5 places to visit in West Sumatra, Indonesia, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Ombilin Coal Mine, Jam Gadang, Lake Maninjau and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your West Sumatra volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 4 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in West Sumatra (1)
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Ombilin Coal Mine
The oldest coal mining site in Southeast Asia, in a narrow valley of the Bukit Barisan mountains near Sawahlunto. Coal was found here in the mid-19th century and mining began in 1876; the mine and its colonial town are now a World Heritage Site.
Hidden gems in West Sumatra (4)
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Jam Gadang
A clock tower in the centre of Bukittinggi, by the main market of Pasar Ateh, with a large clock on each of its four faces. Built under Dutch rule, it now wears a horned Minangkabau roof, and its name simply means big clock.
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Lake Maninjau
A caldera lake 36 kilometres west of Bukittinggi, ringed by steep green walls. The road down to its shore twists through 44 numbered hairpin bends, the Kelok 44.
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Mentawai Islands
A chain of about a hundred islands some 150 kilometres off the west coast of Sumatra, the largest being Siberut. Surfers come for its reef breaks, and the Mentawai people are known for their full-body tattoos and longhouses in the forest.
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Pagaruyung Palace
The palace of the former Pagaruyung Kingdom near Batusangkar, built as a Minangkabau rumah gadang with sweeping horn-shaped roofs. It is unusually large for its kind and rises three storeys; the present building is a reconstruction.
Collecting in West Sumatra
What are the best places to visit in West Sumatra?
LOQAH lists 5 places in West Sumatra. The best known include Ombilin Coal Mine, Jam Gadang, Lake Maninjau, Mentawai Islands and Pagaruyung Palace. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in West Sumatra?
5, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in West Sumatra?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in West Sumatra before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose West Sumatra and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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