Cheras Christian Cemetery
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Established1900
Location
Jalan Kuari, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Country Malaysia
Coordinates3°06′32″N 101°44′21″E / 3.1089390°N 101.739190°E / 3.1089390; 101.739190
TypePublic Christian cemetery
Owned byDewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL)
Size50 acres[1]
No. of graves22,500[2]
Find a GraveCheras Christian Cemetery

The Cheras Christian Cemetery is the largest Christian Cemetery in Malaysia. The cemetery is located in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur and was opened in 1900.[3] The cemetery has a capacity of 22,000 burial plots, all of which were full by January 2012.[4]

The Cheras War Cemetery is located nearby.

Notable burials

Issues

Insufficient burial space

As of 2015, the 22,500 burial plots have been taken up due to high demands from the community and the allocated space by the management failed to meet all the burial requests.[2]

Records management problem

Cases was reported in 2012, whereby a family which had bought their plots next to their father's grave, was shocked to discover a newly-laid tombstone on their plots.[6] Similarly in 2017, burial plots – bought and paid in 1954, were found to be occupied by new graves.[7]

References

  1. ^ Chew, Rachel (10 July 2017). "Fighting a 'grave' taboo". The Edge Markets. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b M, Bavani (21 September 2015). "Taking up burial land". The Star. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. ^ Bavani M (11 May 2011). "City Hall to computerise burial records for better management". Malaysia Star. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  4. ^ Bavani M and Vincent Tan (17 January 2012). "Running out of space at Cheras Christian cemetery". Malaysia Star. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  5. ^ Jeremiah, Geraldine (28 April 2016). "Not a dry eye at Schubert's final farewell". The Star. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  6. ^ "The plot thickens at Cheras Christian cemetery". The Star. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Excuse me, that's my burial plot". Free Malaysia Today. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

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