Pulau Blakang Mati

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Pulau Blakang Mati is the former name of Sentosa Island, a popular resort destination off the southern coast of Singapore known for its beaches, attractions, and entertainment facilities.

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Pulau Blakang Mati canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former place name ⓘ
island ⓘ
administeredBy British colonial authorities ⓘ
areaNowKnownFor beaches ⓘ
resort tourism ⓘ
theme parks ⓘ
belongsTo Central Region of Singapore ⓘ
BlakangMeaning behind ⓘ
connectedBy cable car ⓘ
causeway ⓘ
connectedTo main island of Singapore ⓘ
country Singapore ⓘ
formerNameOf Sentosa ⓘ
linked to: Sentosa Island
hasFortification Fort Connaught ⓘ
Fort Serapong ⓘ
Fort Siloso ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage Malay ⓘ
hasNearbyIsland Kusu Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pulau Brani ⓘ
Pulau Tekukor ⓘ
St John’s Island ⓘ
historicalReputation place associated with death ⓘ
unhealthy place ⓘ
historicalUse fortified island ⓘ
military base ⓘ
prisoner-of-war camp area ⓘ
laterAdministeredBy Singapore Armed Forces ⓘ
locatedIn Singapore ⓘ
Straits of Singapore ⓘ
linked to: Singapore Strait

southern coast of Singapore ⓘ
MatiMeaning dead ⓘ
nameComponent Blakang ⓘ
Mati ⓘ
nameMeaning island of death from behind ⓘ
nearbyWaterBody Keppel Harbour ⓘ
Singapore Strait ⓘ
partOf Southern Islands of Singapore ⓘ
reasonForRenaming to improve image ⓘ
to promote tourism ⓘ
renamedBy Government of Singapore ⓘ
renamedInYear 1972 ⓘ
replacedBy Sentosa ⓘ
linked to: Sentosa Island
successorNameMeaning Sentosa means tranquility in Malay ⓘ
usedDuring World War II ⓘ
wasRenamedAs Sentosa ⓘ
linked to: Sentosa Island

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sentosa Island → formerlyKnownAs → Pulau Blakang Mati ⓘ