Pulau Galang
E658960
Pulau Galang is an island in Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago, historically known for hosting a major Vietnamese refugee camp during the late 20th century.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| administeredBy | City of Batam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Vietnamese boat people crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | UNHCR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Barelang Bridge chain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Batam Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pulau Rempang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Riau Islands Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical tourism
ⓘ
memorial site for refugees ⓘ |
| governedBy | Indonesian central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | Vietnamese refugee cemetery ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Galang Refugee Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Ex-Galang Refugee Camp historical area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | monuments commemorating Vietnamese refugees ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSite |
Vietnamese-built Buddhist temple
ⓘ
Vietnamese-built Catholic church ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection | Barelang Bridge 5 and 6 (within chain) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | local historical site (de facto) ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | refugee camp island ⓘ |
| historicalPopulationType | Vietnamese refugees ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | major Southeast Asian refugee processing center ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Indochinese boat people history
ⓘ
hosting Vietnamese refugee camp ⓘ |
| languageUsedHistorically |
Indonesian
ⓘ
Vietnamese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Riau Archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riau Islands Province NERFINISHED ⓘ South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Batam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCountry |
Malaysia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Barelang Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kepulauan Riau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfIslandGroup | Riau Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provinceCapitalAuthority | Tanjung Pinang (provincial capital of Riau Islands) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sumatra region of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seaBorder |
Singapore Strait (regional waters proximity)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfRefugeeCamp |
1980s
ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ late 1970s ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType | dark tourism ⓘ |
| transportAccess | road via Barelang bridges ⓘ |
| usedFor |
UNHCR refugee processing
ⓘ
temporary settlement of Vietnamese refugees ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.