Sungai Buloh Leprosy Settlement
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
leprosy settlement
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Valley of Hope
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gptkbp:architect |
Dr. E.A.O. Travers
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gptkbp:area |
562 acres
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gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:church
gptkb:hospital shops temples mosques residential quarters |
gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Malaysia
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gptkbp:established |
1930
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
major center for leprosy research and treatment in Southeast Asia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sungai Buloh Leprosy Settlement
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Sungai_Buloh,_Selangor,_Malaysia
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gptkbp:managedBy |
gptkb:Ministry_of_Health_Malaysia
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gptkbp:notableFor |
one of the largest leprosy settlements in the world
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gptkbp:populationPeak |
over 2,000 patients
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gptkbp:purpose |
treatment and isolation of leprosy patients
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gptkbp:status |
partially operational, some areas preserved as heritage site
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gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list |
2017
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sungai_Buloh
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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