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"Bidadari" Singapore 2012

This green oasis was once a sprawling multi-religious burial ground opened on 1 January 1908 known as Bidadari Cemetery. It was located at the junction of Upper Serangoon Road and Upper Aljunied road, and derived its name from the wife of Maharaja Abu Bakar of Johor, whose istana had once stood there. It is now defunct, having been officially closed in 1973 and all the tombs within exhumed by 2006. This place have become a popular recreation area of sorts for leisurely strolls or trail runs by residents staying in neighboring private and public housing estates, as well as the Gurkha contingent and their families staying nearby.

Unfortunately, it will not be long before this place becomes part of our collective memory as it makes way for new urban development and living space, going the way of the much higher profile Bukit Brown cemetery as our tiny nation state grapples with the challenges of a rapidly growing population.

Uploaded on Jan 27, 2012

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