Chinese cemetery of Dili

Historic cemetery in Dili, Timor-Leste

Chinese Cemetery of Dili

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Location|

Dili

Country| East Timor
Coordinates| 8°34′05″S 125°35′17″E﻿ / ﻿8.5680130°S 125.5881728°E﻿ / -8.5680130; 125.5881728
Find a Grave| Chinese Cemetery of Dili

The Chinese cemetery of Dili is a historical cemetery in Dili, East Timor. Built in 1889 on land donated by the then Portuguese government, the oldest graves date back to the early 20th century.[1]

In 2015, the cemetery had about 1,400 tombs and was still maintained by the local Chinese community.[2]

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## References

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1. ^ "Chinese Cemetery". Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
2. ^ "东帝汶:帝力关帝庙". Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)