🏛️ Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto

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The Ombilin Coal Mine is a coal mine near Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located in a narrow valley along the Bukit Barisan mountains, among the Polan, Pari, and Mato hills, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Padang. Coal was discovered in the mid-19th century by Willem Hendrik de Greve, and mining began in the area in 1876. The mine is the oldest coal mining site in Southeast Asia.

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Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto is a cultural World Heritage site in Indonesia, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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