Thursday, December 24, 2020

Rediscover Singapore - Jalan Kubor

Jalan Kubor bound by Victoria Street and Rochor Canal Road lies the oldest Muslim Cemetery from the 19th and 20th Century it is made up of three section Sultan's burial ground, Malay burial ground and the Indian Muslim burial ground. One section referred to as the tomb's of one Malayan Prince, this part of the cemetery was reserved for the royal household of Sultan Hussien, on the Malay burial ground the area was commonly known as Syed Omar burial ground and last but not least the third section of the cemetery came into being when Sultan Ali granted a plot to the Indian Muslim residing in Kampong Glam. In 2014 the National Heritage Board announced a project to document the history of the people buried in Jalan Kubor, because the site had been embarked for the residential redevelopment under the  URA masterplan since 1998 and there is a Madrasah School next door and up to this date no development had been announced.