Dark sights in Maluku (Moluccas)

1. Taman Makam Pahlawan Indonesia

   • Kota Ambon, Indonesia
   • Sights › Dark

   Any bemo heading northeast (bound for Passo, Stain, Waai etc) passes two immaculately maintained graveyards in the Tantui district (outbound only). The Taman Makam Pahlawan Indonesia is dedicated to Indonesian servicemen killed fighting Malukan rebels during the 1950s and 1960s.

   Remarkably the cemetery survived rioting in 2000 which devastated the nearby police arsenal. Tantui bemos loop back to the city centre passing the tourist office en route.

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2. Commonwealth War Graves

   • Kota Ambon, Indonesia
   • Sights › Dark

   Just beyond the Taman Makam Pahlawan Indonesia are the Commonwealth War Graves entombing allied servicemen who died in WWII.

   Remarkably both cemeteries survived rioting in 2000 which devastated the nearby police arsenal. Tantui bemos loop back to the city centre passing the tourist office en route.

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