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**Changi**
Changi highlighted in red
English	Changi
Chinese	樟宜
(Pinyin	Zhāngyí)
Malay	Changi
Tamil	சாங்கி

Changi International Airport

Sunset at Changi Beach

Changi is an area to the east of Singapore. It is now the site of Singapore Changi Airport, and is also home to the Changi Prison, site of the former Japanese Prisoner of War Camp during World War II that housed Allied prisoners captured in Singapore and Malaysia after Singapore's fall in February 1942. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... The Malay language, also known locally as bahasa Melayu, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who reside in the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, central eastern Sumatra, the Riau islands, and parts of the coast of Borneo. ... Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 389 KB) Summary Singapore Changi Airport, Control Tower. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 389 KB) Summary Singapore Changi Airport, Control Tower. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 Ã— 1536 pixel, file size: 683 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Sunset at Changi beach Park Changi Point, Republic of Singapore Img by Calvin C Teo File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 Ã— 1536 pixel, file size: 683 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Sunset at Changi beach Park Changi Point, Republic of Singapore Img by Calvin C Teo File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to... Singapore Changi Airport (Chinese: ; pinyin: ), or simply Changi Airport (IATA: SIN, ICAO: WSSS) is a major aviation hub in Asia, particularly in the Southeast Asian region, and is the main airport in Singapore. ... Changi chapel, built by Australian POWs in 1944, later relocated to Duntroon, Canberra Changi Prison (Simplified Chinese: ) is a prison located in Changi in the eastern part of Singapore. ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Look up ally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...

Being close to the sea, Changi also has 2 commercial ferry terminals, Changi Point Ferry Terminal and Changi Ferry Terminal. James Clavell based his novel King Rat on his experiences as a prisoner of war in Changi. Sea as seen from jetty in Frankston, Australia Look up maritime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, ca. ... James Clavell in 1986 James Clavell (10 October 1924 â€“ 7 September 1994) was a novelist, screenwriter, and World War II POW, who was famous for books such as Shogun, and such films as The Great Escape and To Sir, with Love. ... King Rat is a 1962 novel by James Clavell. ...

Etymology

The early Malay place name to Changi was Tanjong Rusa which is found in the 1604 E.G. de Eredia's map of Singapore. The Malay language, also known locally as bahasa Melayu, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who reside in the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, central eastern Sumatra, the Riau islands, and parts of the coast of Borneo. ... Events January 14 â€“ Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans September 20 â€“ Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three year siege. ...

The native place name Changi is found very early in Singapore's history. In the 1828 map by Franklin and Jackson, the extreme southeastern tip of the island is referred to as Tanjong Changi. The local name Changi must have been a significant point for the Malays, especially in the days of the sixteenth century Johor kingdom located on the Johor River. Vessels using the Johor Straits would have to pass by Changi. Year 1828 (MDCCCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Philip Jackson was a British Royal Navy lieutenant, who laid out the city plan (the Jackson Plan) for Singapore in 1822. ... The Malays in Singapore (Malay : Orang Melayu Singapura) constitute 13. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Geography The Straits of Johor (also known as the Tebrau Strait, Johor Strait, Selat Johor, Selat Tebrau, and Tebrau Reach) is a narrow stretch of water that separates Johor state, Malaysia from Singapore. ...

There are many versions for the etymological roots of the name Changi. One source says that it comes from a climbing shrub, the changi ular (Apama corymbosa), which grew in the area. Another claims that it gets its name from a tall tree, the chengai (Balanscarpus heimii), which abounded in the area in the early nineteenth century. Changi could also be a variation of the local timber named chengai. This heavy local timber is commonly used for buildings and furniture, and is valued for its strength and renowned for its deep rich colour. A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... Genera See text The Aristolochiaceae, or the Birthworth family, are a family of flowering plants with 7 genera and about 400 species belonging to the order Piperales. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Timber in storage for later processing at a sawmill Timber is a term used to describe wood, either standing or that has been processed for useâ€”from the time trees are felled, to its end product as a material suitable for industrial useâ€”as structural material for construction or wood... Look up furniture in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

During the early surveys in the 1820s to 1830s of Singapore island, Changi was also named Franklin Point after Captain Franklin who was involved as one of the early surveyors of Singapore island. It would seem that the colonial authorities had decided to latch on their own place name to the existing Malay name for Changi. Nationalistic independence helped reshape the world during this decade: Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire in the Greek War of Independence (1821-1827). ... Events and Trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony Croquet invented in Ireland Railroad construction begins in earnest in the United States Egba refugees fleeing the Yoruba civil wars found the city of Abeokuta in south-west Nigeria... Surveyor at work with a leveling instrument. ... The history of Singapore began as early as the 3rd Century when a Chinese account described the island at the tip of the Malay peninsula. ...

Around the 1900s, Changi was the favourite haunt for tigers. The female tigers were said to swim from Johore to Pulau Ubin to rest, before completing their journey to Singapore. The tigers would land at Fairy Point and give birth in this neighbourhood, and so the tigers on the island were generally young. // Public flight demonstration of an airplane by Alberto Santos-Dumont in Paris, November 12, 1906. ... Binomial name Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) Tigers (Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family, one of four big cats that belong to the Panthera genus. ... Pulau Ubin is a small island (10 kmÂ²) situated north east of Singapore, beside Pulau Tekong. ...

Some people consider this part of Singapore to be haunted. ^[1]

A montage of Changi Point, showing images of Sungei Changi (Changi River), Changi Beach Park, Changi Golf Club, Changi Point Coastal Walk, Changi Point Ferry Terminal, and Changi Village Hotel.

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Changi Beach Park The Changi Beach Park (Chinese: æ¨Ÿå®œæµ·æ»¨å…¬å›) is a beach park located at the northeastern tip of Singapore. ... Changi Boardwalk The Changi Boardwalk (Chinese: æ¨Ÿå®œæœ¨æ¿è·¯), also known as Changi Point Coastal Walk (æ¨Ÿå®œå°¾æ²¿å²¸æœ¨æ¿è·¯), is a boardwalk at Changi Point, Singapore. ... Changi Village Hotel is a four-star hotel located in Changi Village at the eastern end of Singapore. ...

References

^ http://www.spi.com.sg/haunted/haunted_changi/main.htm

Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1

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