Alahan Panjang
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Alahan Panjang is a village in the
Economy
It lies in the valley of the same name in northern
History
Alahan Panjang was the stronghold of the Indonesian hero Tuanku Imam Bonjol (1772–1864).[5] After 1848, the government constructed a secondary road between Alahan Panjang and Solok, West Sumatra, located to the east.[6] Historically, tiger hunting has been a problem that threatens the predators in the area; in 1935 alone some 500 tigers were shot by local poachers.[7]
Alahan Panjang, along with
Notable people
- Andjar Asmara – (1902–1961), dramatist and filmmaker
- Rohana Kudus– (1884–1972), the first female Indonesian journalist, worked in Alahan
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-891853-92-0. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8014-4697-9. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ a b Scott, James C. (1984). History and Peasant Consciousness in South East Asia. National Museum of Ethnology. pp. 300, 319. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-7890-2533-3. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-521-29137-8. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde (Netherlands) (2002). Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde. M. Nijhoff. p. 733. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ISBN 978-1-55963-532-5. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-89680-127-1. Retrieved 7 August 2012.