Nine Mile Cemetery

Nine Mile Cemetery
Details
Closed 1996-1997
Location Mingaladon Township, Yangon
Country Myanmar
Coordinates 16°53′04″N 96°07′24″E / 16.884581°N 96.123207°E / 16.884581; 96.123207Coordinates: 16°53′04″N 96°07′24″E / 16.884581°N 96.123207°E / 16.884581; 96.123207

Nine Mile Cemetery (Burmese: ကိုးမိုင်သင်္ချိုင်း) was an ethnic Chinese cemetery located in Yangon, Myanmar.

In 1996, the Burmese government announced that the cemetery would be demolished and that remains were to be relocated to Yayway Cemetery.[1] The interred remains from these cemetery relocation projects were reburied at Yayway Cemetery, located on the outskirts of the city.[2] The Kyauktawgyi Buddha Temple on Mindhamma Hill was built on the site of the former cemetery.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Displacement of Population in Rangoon Division" (PDF). Displacement and causes of displacement in Rangoon Division: 7. 3 January 2007.
  2. ↑ "Forced Relocation and Internally Displaced Persons" (PDF). Human Rights Yearbook 1996: Burma. National Coalition Government of Union of Burma: 202,. July 1997.
  3. ↑ Seekins, Donald M. (2014). State and Society in Modern Rangoon. Routledge. p. 168. ISBN 9781317601548.
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