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Taman Selatan or Southern Park is a national cemetery in Precinct 20, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
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| Established | 2003 |
| Location | Precinct 20, Putrajaya |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 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 |
Features edit
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.
- Pusara Negarawan, a national cemetery for Malaysian national leaders located at the Muslim cemetery.
Notable burials edit
- 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)
- Ahmad Hakimi Hanapi – Malaysia Airlines MH17 co-pilot who perished in the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash on 17 July 2014. (died 2014)
- Nor Shazana Mohamed Salleh – Malaysia Airlines stewardess who perished in the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash on 17 July 2014. (died 2014)
- Ali Hamsa – 13th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia. (died 2022)
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