Makam Papan Tinggi

Makam Papan Tinggi is a historic funerary complex located at Barus in Central Tapanuli Regency, Indonesia.

It contains seven old tombs dating to the 7th or 8th centuries and is located at the top of a hill.

[1][2][3][4] One of the first burials was Mahmud ibn 'Abd al-Rahman (d. 664), the grandson of Mu'adh ibn Jabal who served as a religious cleric hailing from Yemen and spread Islam in Barus.

[4] In 1990, the government of Barus officially made the Makam Papan Tinggi complex a site for religious tourism.

[1] It is still well-visited to this day by both locals and tourists.