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Taman Selatan

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Established
  
2003

Country
  
Malaysia

Owned by
  
Perbadanan Putrajaya

Founded
  
2003

Number of graves
  
570

Location
  
Precinct 20, Putrajaya

Type
  
Public cemetery

Size
  
192.38 hectares

Owner
  
Putrajaya Corporation

Taman Selatan

Address
  
Taman Selatan, 62200 Putrajaya, Malaysia

Similar
  
Masjid Putra, Taman Botani Putrajaya, Perbadan Putrajaya, Taman Cabaran, Perdana Putra

Perkembangan di tanah perkuburan islam taman selatan di presint 20 putrajaya setakat 11 pagi


Taman Selatan or Southern Park is a cemetery in Precinct 20, Putrajaya, Malaysia. It is analogous to Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, United States.

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Taman selatan


Features

It is located at Precinct 20 and it occupies 192.38 hectares. The site has 570 grave plots, of these:

  • 331 are reserved for Muslims,
  • 94 for Buddhists,
  • 55 for Christians,
  • 61 for Hindus and
  • the final 29 plots for other religions.
  • Pusara Negarawan, a national cemetery for Malaysian national leaders located at the Muslim cemetery.

    • Notable burials

  • Azizan Zainul Abidin – corporate figure and President of Putrajaya Corporation and Petronas (died 2004)
  • Endon Mahmood – wife of the former Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdulah Ahmad badawi,
  • Awang Had Salleh – Academician and National Laurette (died 2013)
  • Ahmad Hakimi Hanapi – Malaysia Airlines MH17 co-pilot who perished in the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash on 17 July 2014. (died 2014)
  • Nor Shazana Mohamed Salleh – Malaysia Airlines stewardess who perished in the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash on 17 July 2014. (died 2014)

    • References

    Taman Selatan Wikipedia
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