Old Protestant Cemetery
The Old Protestant Cemetery, also known as Northam Road Cemetery, is a disused Protestant cemetery in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. After more than a century of neglect, it is now listed as a Class 1 Heritage Site and is maintained by the Penang Heritage Trust.Photo: Bubbha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in George Town, Penang
- Also known as: “Kubur Protestan Lama” and “Old Protestant Cemetery, George Town”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion and Camera Museum.
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
Museum
Photo: Mahen Bala, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion is a government gazetted heritage building located on Leith Street in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The mansion's external decorations and indigo-blue outer walls make it a very distinctive building, and it is sometimes referred to as The Blue Mansion. Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion is situated 210 metres southeast of Old Protestant Cemetery.
Camera Museum
Museum
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Camera Museum is a museum in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Camera Museum is situated 410 metres southeast of Old Protestant Cemetery.
Eastern & Oriental Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Graystravels, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Eastern & Oriental Hotel is a British colonial-style luxury hotel in George Town, Penang, Malaysia that was established in 1885 by the Sarkies Brothers. The sea-fronting hotel is known for its luxurious accommodation and restaurants. Eastern & Oriental Hotel is situated 240 metres east of Old Protestant Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include George Town and Sungai Pinang.
George Town
Photo: Gp song, CC BY-SA 3.0.
George Town is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is Malaysia's sixth largest city, with a population of about 708,000, with 1.7 million in the metro area, as of 2020.
Sungai Pinang
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Photo: arches, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sungai Pinang is a residential neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. The neighbourhood lies along the southern bank of the Pinang River and is bounded by Jalan Sungai Pinang to the south. Sungai Pinang is situated 2½ km southwest of Old Protestant Cemetery.
Pulau Tikus
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Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pulau Tikus is a neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Named after a rock just off the coast of Penang Island, this upper class neighbourhood is home to Eurasian, Thai and Burmese communities. Pulau Tikus is situated 2½ km northwest of Old Protestant Cemetery.
Old Protestant Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Daerah Timur Laut, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.42276° or 5° 25′ 22″ northLongitude
100.33341° or 100° 20′ 0″ eastOpen location code
6PQ2C8FM+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 263442397OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q8509985
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Malay—“Old Protestant Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “红毛路基督教墓园”
- German: “Alter evangelischer Friedhof”
- German: “Kubur Protestan Lama”
- Indonesian: “Pemakaman Protestan Tua, George Town”
- Malay: “Tanah Perkuburan Protestan Lama, George Town”
- “Kubur Protestan Lama”
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