castle
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.
16 km · about 30 min drive
West Sumatra, Indonesia · Asia
Salimpaung is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Sungayang, 22km from Ngarai Sianok.
Salimpaung is a town located in West Sumatra, Indonesia. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Salimpaung 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 Salimpaung to your route.
Rao Rao Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia located in Nagari Rao Rao, Tarab River, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra. It is located on the road from Batusangkar bound to Bukittinggi, precisely in Rao Rao. This mosque of Minangkabau and Persian architecture was built in 1908 with a roof made from fibersRead more
before being changed to zinc.
Since its foundation, the mosque has suffered significant damage due to earthquakes, as in 1926 and 2009. But since its construction, the mosque has never been massively restored. The renovations that have been made are only repair of tilting of the minaret in 1975 and the replacement of all the old ceramics with the new one around the 1990s.
Currently, apart from being used for Islamic worship activities, this one-floor mosque is also used as a place of religious education. Previously, the mosque was also used as a strategy center during the Indonesian War of Independence against the Dutch colonial rule.
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Salimpaung is located in West Sumatra, Indonesia, Asia. The coordinates are -0.3523 latitude, 100.5488 longitude.
Salimpaung 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.
16 km · about 30 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.
22 km · about 25 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.
31 km · about 35 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.
37 km · about 40 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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