Batusangkar

Batusangkar is a city in the Indonesian province of , about 30 km southeast of . It is the administrative capital of the Tanah Datar regency.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: the capital city of Tanah Datar Regency, Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Fort van Der Capellen”, “Fort Van Der Capellen”, and “Sangka”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pagaruyung.

Village
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is an Indonesian village in Tanjung Emas District, Tanah Datar, . From tambo sources, this country was formerly the capital of the Kingdom.

Batusangkar

Latitude
-0.4541° or 0° 27′ 15″ south
Longitude
100.594° or 100° 35′ 38″ east
Elevation
413 metres (1,355 feet)
Open location code
6PF2GHWV+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6377441735
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1649575
Wiki­data ID
Q2891928
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Slovenian—“Batusangkar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باتوسانقكار”
  • Asturian: “Batusangkar”
  • Chinese: “巴都桑卡尔”
  • Dutch: “Batusangkar”
  • French: “Batusangkar”
  • Greek: “Μπατουσάνγκαρ”
  • Indonesian: “Batu Sangkar”
  • Indonesian: “Batusangkar, Tanah Datar”
  • Indonesian: “Batusangkar”
  • Indonesian: “Kota Batusangkar, Tanah Datar”
  • Indonesian: “Kota Batusangkar”
  • Javanese: “Batu Sangkar”
  • Komering: “Batusangkar”
  • Malay: “Batusangkar”
  • Minangkabau: “Batusangkar”
  • Polish: “Batusangkar”
  • Slovenian: “Batusangkar”
  • “Batu Sangkar”

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