List of cemeteries

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This is a list of famous cemeteries, mausoleums and other places people are buried, world-wide.

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[edit] Argentina

[edit] Australia

[edit] Austria

[edit] Belgium

[edit] Brazil

[edit] Canada

[edit] Newfoundland

[edit] Nova Scotia

[edit] New Brunswick

[edit] Quebec

[edit] Ontario

[edit] British Columbia

[edit] Alberta

  • Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary. Final resting place of Owen Hart, a Professional wrestler and member of the prestigious Hart wrestling family, Dorothy Joudrie, Archibald Wilder, and Everett Johnson.

[edit] Chile

[edit] People's Republic of China

[edit] Hong Kong

[edit] Macau

[edit] Croatia

[edit] Czech Republic

[edit] Cuba

[edit] Denmark

[edit] Ecuador

  • Cementerio General de Guayaquil

[edit] Egypt

[edit] Estonia

[edit] Finland

[edit] France

[edit] Foreign cemeteries

[edit] Germany

[edit] Bavaria (Bayern)

[edit] Berlin

[edit] Brandenburg

[edit] Hamburg

  • Hamburg, Hauptfriedhof Ohlsdorf (Main Cemetery Ohlsdorf), with 4.05 km² largest cemetery on Earth. 1.280000 graves.
  • Hamburg, Hauptfriedhof Öjendorf (Main Cemetery Öjendorf)
  • Hamburg, Jüdischer Friedhof Altona (Jewish Cemetery Altona)
  • Hamburg, Jüdischer Friedhof Ohlsdorf (Jewish Cemetery Ohlsdorf)
  • Hamburg, Jüdischer Friedhof Ottensen (Jewish Cemetery Ottensen)

[edit] Northrhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)


[edit] Schleswig-Holstein

[edit] Greece

[edit] Hungary

See also Category:Cemeteries in Hungary

[edit] Indonesia

[edit] Iran

[edit] Iraq

[edit] Republic of Ireland

[edit] Israel

[edit] Italy

[edit] Japan

[edit] Lithuania

[edit] Malaysia

[edit] Mexico

[edit] Netherlands

[edit] New Zealand

[edit] Poland

[edit] Portugal

[edit] Puerto Rico

[edit] Romania

[edit] Russia

[edit] Slovakia

[edit] Slovenia

  • Žale, Ljubljana

[edit] Serbia

  • Novo Groblje in Belgrade - burial ground of many famous Serbs

[edit] Spain

[edit] Saudi Arabia

[edit] Sweden

[edit] Switzerland

[edit] Republic of China (Taiwan)

[edit] Turkey

  • Karacaahmet Cemetery: 400 years old cemetery in Üsküdar, Istanbul
  • Zincirlikuyu Cemetery : One of greatest cemeteries in Istanbul
  • Cebeci Asri: The cemetery for high ranked public and military officials in Ankara

[edit] Ukraine

[edit] United Kingdom

[edit] United States of America

[edit] Alabama

[edit] Arkansas

[edit] California

[edit] Connecticut

[edit] District of Columbia

[edit] Florida

[edit] Georgia

  • Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, made famous by the Bird Girl sculpture featured on the cover of the book, and in the movie of, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil;
  • Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, is where Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone with the Wind, Maynard H. Jackson (first black mayor of Atlanta), Bobby Jones (famed golfer) are buried. It is also known for its Victorian memorials to the Confederate cause and Confederate dead.
  • Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, is where Allman Brothers Band guitarist Duane Allman and bassist Berry Oakley are buried.
  • Westview Cemetery, Atlanta- Largest Cemetery in Southeastern United States. Final resting place of Henry W. Grady, Joel Chandler Harris (Author), Asa Candler (businessman) and Rev. Dr. Corneilus L. Henderson (United Methodist Church Minister/Bishop).
  • Lincoln Cemetery, Atlanta - Final resting place of Theodore "Tiger" Flowers (first African-American middle-weight boxing champion) and Rev. Hosea L. Williams (civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King, Jr.)
  • South-View Cemetery, Atlanta- Final resting place of Alonzo F. Herndon (Atlanta's first black millionaire), Rev.and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Sr. (mother and father of Martin Luther King, Jr.).
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery, College Park - Final resting place of Whitman Mayo (actor who played Grady Wilson on the 1970s hit sitcom "Sanford and Son").
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change, Atlanta - Final resting place of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Morehouse College, Atlanta - Final resting place of Dr. John Hope (President of Atlanta University) and wife, Dr. Benjamin E. Mays (President of Morehouse College and mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr.) and wife Sadie.

[edit] Hawai‘i

[edit] Idaho

[edit] Illinois

Maplewood Cemetery Rantoul Holy Sepulchre Rantoul

[edit] Indiana

[edit] Iowa

  • Linwood Cemetery, Dubuque. One of the main cemeteries for people living in the Dubuque area. Originally it was the cemetery for the city's Protestants, but now it serves people of all faiths. A number of prominent Iowans are buried at the cemetery.
  • Logan Park Cemetery, Sioux City- burial place of cartoonist, Jay Darling and of notable historical figures.
  • Mount Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque. This cemetery was originally the main burial location for the German Catholics of Dubuque. It is presently one of the two main Catholic cemeteries in Dubuque.
  • Mount Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque. This cemetery, along with Mount Calvary Cemetery, is one of two main Catholic cemeteries in Dubuque.
  • Oakdale Cemetery, Davenport. Burial place of jazz legend, Bix Beiderbecke.
  • Oakland Cemetery, Centerville. This cemetery is the city owned cemetery for Centerville and is the burial place of former Governor of Iowa, Francis M. Drake.
  • Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City. This cemetery is home to the Black Angel, a burial monument surrounded by mystery and superstition.
  • Saint Joseph Cemetery, Earling.

[edit] Kansas

[edit] Kentucky

[edit] Louisiana

[edit] Maryland

[edit] Massachusetts

[edit] Michigan

[edit] Missouri

[edit] New Hampshire

[edit] New Jersey

[edit] New York

[edit] North Carolina

[edit] Ohio

[edit] Oklahoma

[edit] Pennsylvania

[edit] Rhode Island

[edit] South Dakota

[edit] Tennessee

Nashville & area:

Memphis & area:

[edit] Texas

[edit] Vermont

[edit] Virginia

[edit] Washington

[edit] Wisconsin

[edit] Uzbekistan

Shah-i-Zinda. The Mausoleum of 15 century.
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Shah-i-Zinda. The Mausoleum of 15 century.

Shah-i-Zinda(شاه زنده in Persian meaning "The Living King") is one of the world-known necropolises of Central Asia, which is situated in the northeastern part of Samarkand. The Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 9-14th and 19th centuries.

[edit] Vatican City

The Campo Santo Teutonico is the old Roman cemetery for pilgrims from the Holy Roman Empire and its successors.

[edit] Vietnam

  • Mai Dich National Cemetery - cemetery established after French occupation ended in 1954 in Hanoi as a place of worship for heroes of the people. Those buried here include statesmen, writers, poets, and others who have close ties to Vietnam's current government.
  • Mạc Đỉnh Chi Cemetery - Located in the heart of former Saigon, Mac Dinh Chi was South Vietnam's most prestigious French colonial cemetery reserved for celebrities, politicians and the upper class. Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu were interred here. In the early 1980s, Vietnam's communist government declared the place a corrupt reminder of the past and dissolved the cemetery by 1983. In accordance to communist laws, bodies in Mac Dinh Chi were exhumed, cremated and given to remaining family members whenever possible. A theme park was built on top of the cemetery to erase all traces of the past. [5]

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