List of necropoleis

A necropolis (Greek plural: necropoleis; Latin plural: necropoles) is a large cemetery or burial ground, usually including structural tombs. The word comes from the Greek νεκρόπολις - nekropolis, literally meaning "city of the dead". Apart from the occasional application of the word to modern cemeteries outside large towns, the term is chiefly used of burial grounds, near the centers of ancient civilizations, such as an abandoned city or town.

Grave field is a term for prehistoric burial grounds that do not include any above-ground structures or markers. These include row graves, urnfields, tumuli, etc.

Contents 1 List of examples 1.1 Algeria 1.2 Austria 1.3 Australia 1.4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.5 Bulgaria 1.6 Canada 1.7 China 1.8 Croatia 1.9 Cuba 1.10 Cyprus 1.11 Denmark 1.12 Egypt 1.13 France 1.14 Germany 1.15 Indonesia 1.16 Israel 1.17 Italy 1.18 Lebanon 1.19 Republic of Macedonia 1.20 Malaysia 1.21 Malta 1.22 Mexico 1.23 Morocco 1.24 Pakistan 1.25 Peru 1.26 Poland 1.27 Philippines 1.28 Russia 1.29 Serbia 1.30 Slovenia 1.31 Spain 1.32 Turkey 1.33 United Kingdom 1.34 United States 1.35 Uzbekistan 1.36 Vatican City 2 See also 3 References & notes

List of examples

Algeria

• Nepasa
• Roknia

Austria

• Imperial Crypt (Vienna)
• Sulm valley necropolis

Australia

• Rookwood Necropolis (Sydney)
• The Necropolis, Springvale (Melbourne)
• Melbourne General Cemetery

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Radimlja

Bulgaria

• Varna Necropolis^[1]
• Tuhovishta's Village Necropolis (Satovcha)
  

  Tuhovishta's village necropolis.

Canada

• Necropolis Cemetery - one of Toronto's oldest cemeteries

China

• Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
• Ming Dynasty Tombs
• Fengdu
• Western Xia tombs

Croatia

• Stara Novalja

Cuba

• Colón Necrópolis (Havana)
• Necropolis de San Carlos Borromeo (Matanzas)

Cyprus

• Amathus
• Tamassos
• Tombs of the Kings (Paphos)

Denmark

• Assistens Cemetery

Egypt

• Cairo
• Great Pyramid of Giza
• Memphis
• Saqqara^[2]
• Siwa Oasis
• Theban Necropolis

France

• Alyscamps (Arles)
• The Panthéon (Paris)
• Père Lachaise Cemetery (Paris)
• Saint Denis Basilica (Saint-Denis)

Germany

• Oldendorfer Totenstatt - concentration of Neolithic megalith graves
• Soderstorf Necropolis - site with above-ground graves from several periods of history

Indonesia

• Imogiri

Israel

• Beit She'arim

Italy

• Bologna
• Cerveteri
• Gaudo, Paestum
• Lipari (Aeolian Islands)
• Locri
• Children's Necropolis of Lugnano in Teverina
• Norchia
• Pantalica
• Pezza Petrosa, Grottaglie
• Taranto

Lebanon

• Tyre

Republic of Macedonia

• Saint Erasmus (Ohrid)

Malaysia

• Nirvana Memorial Park

Malta

• Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni

Mexico

• Panteon de Belen
• Panteón de Dolores
• El Castillo & High Priest's Temple in Chichen Itza
• Pyramids of the Sun, the Moon and Temple of the Feathered Serpent in Teotihuacan

Morocco

• Chellah^[3]

Pakistan

• Makli Hill (Thatta)
• Chaukundi Near (Karachi)

Another famous archeological site in Pakistan is called "Moen Jo Daro", which literally means "Mound of the dead"

Peru

• Paracas

Poland

• Powązki Cemetery
• Central Cemetery in Szczecin

Philippines

• Manila North Cemetery
• Manila Chinese Cemetery
• La Loma Cemetery

Russia

• Kremlin Wall Necropolis
• Glazkovo Necropolis in Irkutsk
• Dargavs, North Ossetia

Serbia

• Karaburma,
• Krajčinovići, Bronze Age
• Bukovac, Illyrian graveyards^[4]
• Golubac, Illyrian graveyards
• Jagodin-Mala, 4th century Christian necropolis
• Cezava, medieval
• Mokrin, Copper Age
• Pesaca, medieval
• Boljetin, medieval
• Ravna, medieval
• Ribnica, medieval
• Porecka Reka, medieval
• Hajducka Vodenica, prehistoric and medieval necropolis
• Pirivoj, Roman necropolis

Slovenia

• Neviodunum, Roman
• Šempeter v Savinjski dolini, Roman

Spain

• Son Ferrer, Bronze

Turkey

• Antalya
• Alanya
• Side
• Aytap
• Pamukkale

United Kingdom

• Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey
• London Necropolis railway station
• London Necropolis Company
• Glasgow Necropolis
• Southern Necropolis, Glasgow

United States

• Colma, California
• Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC.

Uzbekistan

• Bahoutdin Architectural Complex

Vatican City

• Vatican Necropolis^[5]

See also

• Cemetery
• Grave field
• Catacombs
• Crypt
• Mausoleum

References & notes

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (Eleventh ed.). Cambridge University Press.