Galang
E157935
Galang is an island in Indonesia’s Riau Islands province, historically known for hosting a Vietnamese refugee camp during the late 20th century.
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.