Ombilin coal mine
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Indonesia
Inscribed
2019
List reference
1610
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ombilin coal mine is in Sawahlunto. The nearest other World Heritage site is Sumatran Rainforest, about 220 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Sawahlunto · about 50,000 peopleabout 2 km north-east
- Padangpanjang · about 44,000 peopleabout 45 km north-west
- Padang · about 855,000 peopleabout 55 km south-west
- Bukittinggi · about 507,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
- Pekanbaru · about 799,000 peopleabout 160 km north-east
- Sungaipenuh · about 96,000 peopleabout 170 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndonesiaNatural218 km away
MalaysiaCultural359 km away
SingaporeCultural405 km away
MalaysiaCultural446 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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