Taman Selatan
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Established | 2003 |
Location | Precinct 20, Putrajaya |
Country | ![]() |
Coordinates | 2°53′04″N 101°40′25″E / 2.8845429°N 101.6735840°ECoordinates: 2°53′04″N 101°40′25″E / 2.8845429°N 101.6735840°E |
Type | Public cemetery |
Owned by | Perbadanan Putrajaya |
Size | 192.38 hectares |
No. of graves | 570 |
Website | Taman Selatan |
Find a Grave | Taman Selatan |
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.
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.
- , 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 former Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. (died 2005)
- – Malaysia Airlines MH17 co-pilot who perished in the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash on 17 July 2014. (died 2014)
- – Malaysia Airlines stewardess who perished in the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash on 17 July 2014. (died 2014)
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Categories:
- Cemeteries in Malaysia
- Buildings and structures in Putrajaya
- Tourist attractions in Putrajaya
- 2003 establishments in Malaysia