Pariangan

Pariangan is a Minangkabau village located in the regency of Tanah Datar, West Sumatra province, Indonesia.

The village is located on the lower slopes of Mount Marapi, a highly active volcano, at a distance of fifteen kilometres from the market town of Batu Sangkar.

A large ancient tomb in the village is said to belong to Tantejo Gurhano, an early ruler.

The town also features a 'surau', a communal living quarters for unmarried males, one of very few surviving examples of such a structure.

The centrepiece of the town today is a large traditional mosque said to date back to the beginning of the nineteenth century.