By visiting Galang , you will feel taken a past tragedy, when hundreds of thousands of people flocked to leave their country to seek protection. Visitors can see various places of worship were built at that time, all is still well maintained and can be used by tourists.
This beautiful island is not a place where refugees seeking protection. So many families who have sailed on the boat. They brought clothes and pick up groceries. They are constantly sailing the South Asian seas to seek a safer refuge. They are citizens of Vietnam were displaced when the Second Indochina War in 1975. See also: The beauty Trikora increasingly global
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refugees sailboat called the man and scattered to all parts of Riau Islands, so that the Indonesian government for the best solution to accommodate them. Working closely with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, or UNHCR official UN organizations dealing with refugees, Indonesia put on Galang Island because the number of refugees increases more more exuberant. Read also: 11 Best Travel Destination in Batam
Galang Galang located in the district, the city of Batam - Riau Islands .. The island was chosen because of the isolation, strategic and yet some people, so it's easy to be expelled. Not only the barracks are built, but also a variety of common fasillitas such as hospitals, places of worship, cemeteries, and even prisons to feed those who commit crimes. And the cost for the construction of the island is funded by the United Nations. Then camp Galang island began was inaugurated in January 1980 by former President Soeharto by a sense of humanity
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For a dozen years no Indonesian citizens were allowed to touch the island with the exception of officers. Refugees can live as usual with normal language daily is vietnam and English. The number of Vietnamese refugees still continue to grow until they reach 250 000 inhabitants. They all want to save asylum seekers and those who fared straight to get here. Read also: Getting to know the history of the Palace of Siak Sri Indrapura Riau
Journey of Man boat became refugees ended in 1996, when Vietnam was favorable income. Most returnees in Vietnam, partly sent abroad be provided with education of workers after English and French language and
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Rimbunan trees on Galang island provide shade on the left and right of the street, where there are many buildings of the former camp was left even if the buildings are not physically perfect. However, it is precisely those imperfections that shape very deep memories. You can see a church that is exceeded, the walls of their barracks that have been cracked, a former central part of the education of the building began to collapse, until both boats had been appointed to firm ground. But most of the equipment was updated, such as graves, prisons and temples. Read also: Island Anambas, Slice of Heaven In Riau
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Your journey will gradually thanks to a camp facilities are dispersed in an area fraction of the island. And you will be arrested by the human history museum, a museum that clarify the tragedy and improve your vacation on the island of Galang. Museum was built in 00 after the organizer managed to collect a variety of data for 3 years. Various paintings were plastered on the walls make you imagine how the human struggle in life as a refugee ship. Here too, there are all their original identity cards, photographs, to mock his own Galang island. Interested belibur here and witness history?
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