Galang

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Galang is an island in Indonesia’s Riau Islands province, historically known for hosting a Vietnamese refugee camp during the late 20th century.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Galang canonical 5

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
refugee camp
administeredBy Government of Indonesia
UNHCR
surface form: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
belongsTo Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia
surface form: Republic of Indonesia
connectedBy Barelang Bridge chain
connectedTo Batam Island
Rempang Island
country Indonesia
governedAs district of Batam City
hasAccess road access via Barelang Bridge
hasAlternativeName Pulau Galang
hasFacility cemeteries for refugees
former UNHCR offices
hasHistoricalSignificance Vietnamese refugee camp
hasMemorial Vietnamese refugee memorials
hasPart Galang Refugee Camp
hasReligionSites Buddhist temples
Catholic churches
Protestant churches
mosques
hasTourismType dark tourism
historicalEra late 20th century
hostedPopulationType Indochinese boat people
hostedRefugeesFrom Cambodia
Cambodia
Laos
Laos
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam

Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
locatedIn Riau Islands
surface form: Riau Archipelago

Riau Islands
Riau Islands
surface form: Riau Islands Province

South China Sea
locatedOn Galang self-linksurface differs
nearbyCity Batam
nearbyCountry Malaysia
Singapore
nowUsedAs historical site
operatedBy Government of Indonesia
surface form: Indonesian government

UNHCR
operationalPeriodEnd 1996
operationalPeriodStart 1979
partOf Batam
surface form: Batam Municipality
refugeeCampOperatedFrom 1979
refugeeCampOperatedUntil 1996
regionType outer island of Batam area
usedAs refugee camp site

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Riau Islands hasIsland Galang
M.I.A. notableWork Galang
Galang locatedOn Galang self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Galang Refugee Camp
Arular hasPart Galang