Western Cape, MOSSEL BAY, Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex, Unknown Muslim grave
General information:- Muslims from the Cape claim that this grave was made for a notable Muslim who died on the voyage between Batavia and Cape Town. The age of the grave is unknown but the fact that it faces Mecca points to the possibility of a Muslim origin.
Photographs by Alta Griffiths. eGGSA captions by: Wilna Eygelaar.
The GGSA Cemetery DVD only has information on the location of the cemetery Cemetery ID: 3947 Google Earth Project Information:- GPSID: 4685
GPS: -34 10.772, 22 8.316
1. Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
2. Plaque at the gravesite
3. Overview of the unknown Muslim grave
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