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CulturalRef. 1610

Ombilin coal mine

Cultural World Heritage property in Indonesia, inscribed in 2019 under criteria (ii), (iv).

Ombilin coal mine, Indonesia
Photo: Boy Lawson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Indonesia
Year of inscription
2019
Criteria
iiiv
Location
Sawahlunto
What it is
mine
Reference
WHC 1610 · Wikidata Q16965955

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, Indonesia218 kmTropical Rainforest Heritage of SumatraIndonesia · 2004NaturalSingapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore405 kmSingapore Botanic GardensSingapore · 2015CulturalForest Research Institute Malaysia Forest Park Selangor, Malaysia446 kmForest Research Institute Malaysia Forest Park SelangorMalaysia · 2025CulturalArchaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley, Malaysia640 kmArchaeological Heritage of the Lenggong ValleyMalaysia · 2012CulturalUjung Kulon National Park, Indonesia844 kmUjung Kulon National ParkIndonesia · 1991NaturalWat Phra Mahathat, Thailand1015 kmWat Phra MahathatThailand · 2026Cultural
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