#10 Kubor Muslim Cemetry

The Kubor Muslim Cemetery!! When we arrived there, what struck us was that the cemetery is really run-down and neglected. The wild grass is growing everywhere, and the tombstones are placed haphazardly and in a topsy-turvy manner. Some of the tombstones are even half-sunken into the ground!!

• What was this cemetry labelled as in a 1836 map?

We were so surprised when we found out that this cemetery was labelled as the “Tombs of the Malayan Princes” in an 1836 map. It is really hard to imagine that these tombs were really meant for the aristocracy in the condition that they are in now. Interestingly, the tombstones are shaped in three different designs, and some even have an area marked out.

• Which community do you think the stonemasons and tomb-carvers belonged to?

It is amazing to find out that the stonemasons and tomb-carvers were actually from the Chinese community. The Chinese had been carving the Arabic words on the tombstones for the Malayan princes.