Jam Gadang
Jam Gadang is a clock tower, major landmark, and tourist attraction in the city of Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is in the centre of the city, near the main market, Pasar Ateh. It has large clocks on each face.Photo: Iwansw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum Perjuangan Tri Daya Eka Dharma and Tugu Pahlawan Tak Dikenal.
Museum Perjuangan Tri Daya Eka Dharma
Museum
Photo: sbamueller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Museum Perjuangan Tri Daya Eka Dharma is situated 430 metres southwest of Jam Gadang.
Tugu Pahlawan Tak Dikenal
Work of art
Photo: Cindi CGJ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tugu Pahlawan Tak Dikenal is a work of art, which is situated 160 metres south of Jam Gadang.
Fort de Kock
Photo: Tdevries, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort de Kock was a 19th-century Dutch sconce fortification established over a hill in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Around the fortification, a new settlement grew, which eventually grew into the city of Bukittinggi, the second largest city in West Sumatra. Fort de Kock is situated 570 metres north of Jam Gadang.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bukik Apik Puhun and Pakan Sinayan.
Bukik Apik Puhun
Village
Photo: KKN BUKIT APIT UNRI 2021, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bukik Apik Puhun is a village.
Pakan Sinayan
Village
Photo: Urang Kamang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pakan Sinayan is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Jam Gadang.
Sungai Tanang
Village
Photo: Urang Kamang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sungai Tanang is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Jam Gadang.
Jam Gadang
- Type: Clock
- Description: colonial clocktower and major landmark of the city of Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia
- Categories: monument, building, cultural property, and historic site
- Location: Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
-0.3052° or 0° 18′ 19″ southLongitude
100.36951° or 100° 22′ 10″ eastOpen location code
6PF2M9V9+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 894228596OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=clockOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q146009
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Jam Gadang” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جام غادانغ”
- Asturian: “Jam Gadang”
- Balinese: “Jam Gadang”
- Chinese: “大鐘樓”
- Esperanto: “Horloĝturo de Bukittinggi”
- Indonesian: “Jam Gadang”
- Javanese: “Jam Gadang”
- Malay: “Jam Gadang”
- Minangkabau: “Jam Gadang”
- Spanish: “Jam Gadang”
- Thai: “จัมกาดัง”
- Vietnamese: “Jam Gadang”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kawasan Jam Gadang and Bung Hatta Palace.
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