Alahan Panjang

It lies in the valley of the same name in northern Minangkabau Highlands, producing rubber, coffee, sugarcane, yams, maize, tobacco and bananas and using a high amount of pesticides. The area is poor, dominated by arid farming, and notable wet rice production. European firms have established mining exploration in parts of Alahan Panjang. ==History==

Alahan Panjang was the stronghold of the Indonesian hero Tuanku Imam Bonjol (1772–1864). After 1848, the government constructed a secondary road between Alahan Panjang and Solok, West Sumatra, located to the east. 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. Alahan Panjang, along with Padang, Pariaman, Silungkang, Sawah Lunto, Sijinjung and Suliki, has been cited as an area which had particularly active communists in local politics. The area was affected by the Alahan Panjang earthquakes in 1943. File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Djaksa van Alahan Pandjang TMnr 60002686.jpg| File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Groepsportret Alahanpandjang TMnr 60003023.jpg| File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Begraafplaats Alahanpandjang TMnr 60003075.jpg File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Portret van een haj (hadji) Alahanpandjang TMnr 60003024.jpg ==Notable people==

• Andjar Asmara – (1902–1961), dramatist and filmmaker • Rohana Kudus – (1884–1972), the first female Indonesian journalist, worked in Alahan ==References==