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Istano Basa Pagaruyung
A reconstructed Minangkabau royal palace with sweeping buffalo-horn roofs and carved timber walls, rebuilt after a 2007 lightning fire. Three storeys of interiors are open to visitors.
2 km · about 5 min drive
West Sumatra, Indonesia · Asia
Batusangkar is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Saruaso, 33km from Ngarai Sianok.
Batusangkar is a town located in West Sumatra, Indonesia. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Batusangkar sits in Indonesia, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Jakarta time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Batusangkar to your route.
Batusangkar (batu: stone, rock, sangkar: cage) is the capital of the Tanah Datar regency of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is known as "the city of culture".
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Batusangkar is located in West Sumatra, Indonesia, Asia. The coordinates are -0.4606 latitude, 100.6107 longitude.
Batusangkar has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Indonesia.
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4 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
A reconstructed Minangkabau royal palace with sweeping buffalo-horn roofs and carved timber walls, rebuilt after a 2007 lightning fire. Three storeys of interiors are open to visitors.
2 km · about 5 min drive
natural wonder
A 100-metre-deep canyon cut by the Sianok River along the Great Sumatran Fault at the edge of Bukittinggi, with a viewpoint walk from the town park. Buffalo graze the valley floor below.
33 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A flat rice-farming floor hemmed by 100-metre granite cliffs with waterfalls dropping straight off the rim, on the road east from Payakumbuh. A nature reserve since Dutch colonial times.
40 km · about 45 min drive
bridge
Spectacular stacked flyover in West Sumatra that spirals a highway up a jungle gorge, replacing the old nine hairpin bends: Indonesia's most photographed piece of road engineering.
46 km · about 55 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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