Batu Lintang, Sarawak

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Batu Lintang, Sarawak is an area in Kuching, Malaysia, historically known for the World War II Batu Lintang internment camp established there by the Japanese.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf neighbourhood
populated place
suburb
associatedWith war crimes and internment history
campFunction civilian internment camp
prisoner-of-war camp
campInmates Allied military personnel
civilian internees
conflictContext World War II NERFINISHED
country Malaysia
governedBy Kuching South City Council NERFINISHED
hasClimate tropical rainforest climate
hasEducationalInstitution teacher training college (Batu Lintang Teachers’ Training College) NERFINISHED
hasHeritage former POW and internment camp site
hasHistoricalEvent Japanese establishment of Batu Lintang internment camp
hasHistoricalPeriod Japanese occupation of Sarawak NERFINISHED
hasNameOrigin named after Batu Lintang camp
hasNearbyRiver Sarawak River NERFINISHED
hasPoliticalConstituency Batu Lintang state constituency NERFINISHED
hasTransportConnection Kuching urban road network
historicallyKnownFor Batu Lintang camp NERFINISHED
World War II internment camp
languageOfToponym Malay
liberatedBy Allied forces
liberationYear 1945
locatedIn Kuching NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Sarawak NERFINISHED
locatedInFormerColony British Borneo NERFINISHED
locatedInFormerProtectorate Kingdom of Sarawak NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Malaysia Time NERFINISHED
locatedNear Kuching city centre NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Asia
locatedOnIsland Borneo NERFINISHED
memorialization commemorations of Batu Lintang camp
occupyingPowerDuringWWII Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
partOf Kuching Division NERFINISHED
Kuching city NERFINISHED
presentUse educational institutions area
government offices area
urban residential area
regionType urban area
stateConstituencyIn Sarawak State Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED
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Batu Lintang camp administration location Batu Lintang, Sarawak