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🏭 Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto

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🏭 Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Colonial industrial mining complex in West Sumatra


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 14:31

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • Inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019
  • Spans over 150 kilometres from inland mines to coastal port at Teluk Bayur
  • Represents the most complete late-19th to early-20th century colonial mining complex in Southeast Asia
  • Located in the Ombilin Basin, Bukit Barisan mountain range, West Sumatra, Indonesia

The Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019, represents the ...

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