Cemeteries of the world
5,037 cemeteries across 6 continents and 140+ countries — from Père Lachaise and Highgate to Arlington and famous resting places worldwide. Data from Wikidata (CC0); summaries from Wikipedia.
The oldest cemeteries in the world
- Royal Cemetery at UrDhi Qar Governorate, Iraq -2999
- DahshurMarkaz al Badrashayn, Egypt -2588
- Håga kurganUppsala Municipality, Sweden -1100
- ChellahRabat, Morocco -699
- Mamai-HoraZaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine -600
- Vix graveVix, France -550
- Grćka Glavica necropolisCity of Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina 14
- Necropolis of stecci at Radimlja, the historic siteStolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina 15
- Berenice pet cemeteryBerenike, Egypt 50
- Bartlow HillsBartlow, United Kingdom 100
- Catacomb of CallixtusRome, Italy 200
- Catacombs of Kom el ShoqafaAlexandria, Egypt 200
Asia 571
Abedani Kofun Matsue, Japan Abuyama Kofun Japan Agaram Cemetery Bengaluru, India Ageshima Kofun Izumo, Japan Ainoshima Stone Tumuli Shingū-machi, Japan Aizu Matsudaira clan cemetery Aizuwakamatsu, Japan Ajiyoshi Futagoyama Kofun Kasugai, Japan Akamonue Kofun Hamakita Ward, Japan Akasaka Tennōzan Kofun Sakurai, Japan Akatsuchiyama Kofun Tenri, Japan Akeai Kofun Japan Akibayama Kofun Cluster Kami-imaizumi, Japan Akitsuneyama Kofun Cluster Japan Akōbō Kofun Cluster Oirase, Japan Al Adl cemetery Mecca, Saudi Arabia Al Oud cemetery Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia Al-Azhar Memorial Garden Pinayungan, Indonesia Al-Baqi' Medina, Saudi Arabia Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia Al-Ghuraba cemetery Tripoli, Lebanon Ala-Archinskoe Cemetery Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Alley of Honor Baku, Azerbaijan Alor Gajah British Graveyard Malaysia Altan-Ulgii National Cemetery Bayanzürkh, Mongolia Amara (Left Bank) Indian War Cemetery Amarah, Iraq Amara War Cemetery Amarah, Iraq Amazuka Kofun Ukyō Ward, Japan Amenomiya Kofun Cluster Japan Amidaji Kofun Cluster Kurayoshi, Japan Amino Choshiyama Kofun Kyōtango-shi, Japan Amir Sultan Cemetery Bursa, Turkey Anagahayama Kofun Group Japan Anajizō Kofun Tsuruga, Japan Anakannon Kofun Japan Ancient Muslim cemetery (Baku) Baku, Azerbaijan Ancient Tombs in Bukjeong-ri, Yangsan South Korea Ancient Tombs in Gongju Gongju, South Korea Ancient Tombs in Jungbu-dong, Yangsan South Korea Ancient Tombs in Singi-ri, Yangsan South Korea Ancol War Cemetery Tanjung Priok, Indonesia Antoku Ōtsuka Kofun Nakagawa, Japan Aotsuka Kofun Inuyama, Japan Aoyama Cemetery Minami-Aoyama, Japan Arashima Kofun Cluster Yasugi, Japan Ard-al-Moharbeen necropolis Jabalia, Palestine Arioka Kofun Cluster Zentsūji-shi, Japan Armenian Cemetery in Julfa Q12838256, Azerbaijan Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth Ward No. 45, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, India
See all 571 in Asia → Americas 1327
Abbott's Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Davidson County, United States Abel I. Smith Burial Ground New Jersey, United States Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Elwood, United States Acacia Park Cemetery Norwood Park Township, United States Acacia Park Cemetery Mendota Heights, United States Acadia National Cemetery Washington County, United States Adamsville Cemetery Pinal County, United States Aetna Earthworks Aetna Township, United States African American Burial Ground Loudoun County, United States African Burial Ground National Monument Manhattan, United States African Burial Ground, Richmond, Virginia United States African Cemetery No. 2 Lexington, United States African Cemetery at Higgs Beach Key West, United States African Jackson Cemetery Miami County, United States African-American Cemetery Montgomery, United States Agudas Achim Congregation Virginia, United States Ahavas Chesed Cemetery Mobile County, United States Ahavas Israel Cemetery Grand Rapids, United States Aiken Colored Cemetery Aiken, United States Aker Cemetery Missouri, United States Akron Cemetery Oil Trough, United States Alabama National Cemetery Alabama, United States Albany Rural Cemetery Menands, United States Alexandria National Cemetery Pineville, United States Alexandria National Cemetery Alexandria, United States All Faiths Cemetery Queens, United States All Saints Cemetery Des Plaines, United States All Saints Chapel and Morris Family Burial Ground Morris, United States Allegheny Cemetery Pittsburgh, United States Allen Cemetery Teton County, United States Alta Mesa Memorial Park Palo Alto, United States Alton National Cemetery Alton, United States Ambrose Chapel Morgan County, United States American Cemetery Alaska, United States Amherst West Cemetery Amherst, United States Anaheim Cemetery Anaheim, United States Anamosa State Penitentiary Cemetery Iowa, United States Anchorage Memorial Park Anchorage, United States Ancient Burying Ground Barnstable, United States Ancient Burying Ground Hartford, United States Andersonville National Historic Site Andersonville, United States Andrew Johnson National Cemetery Greeneville, United States Angel Hill Cemetery Havre de Grace, United States Angelus Memorial Park Anchorage, United States Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery Los Angeles, United States Annapolis National Cemetery Annapolis, United States Anshe Chesed Cemetery Warren County, United States Anshei Sphard Beth El Emeth Congregation Tennessee, United States
See all 1,327 in Americas → Europe 892
'Snow Church', Aberdeen Aberdeen City, United Kingdom AIF Burial Ground Flers, France Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension Abbeville, France Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Commonwealth Plot Abbeville, France Abbey Lane Cemetery Sheffield, United Kingdom Abeele Aerodrome Military Cemetery Poperinge, Belgium Aberfan Cemetery Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, United Kingdom Abney Park Cemetery London Borough of Hackney, United Kingdom Acheux British Cemetery Acheux-en-Vimeu, France Acton Cemetery London Borough of Ealing, United Kingdom Adanac Military Cemetery Miraumont, France Addington Long Barrow Addington, United Kingdom Addolorata Cemetery Paola, Malta Adinkerke Military Cemetery De Panne, Belgium Agecroft Cemetery Pendlebury, United Kingdom Airborne Museum Sainte-Mère-Église, France Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial Belleau, France Albanifriedhof Göttingen, Germany Albert Communal Cemetery Extension Albert, France Alcoi Cemetery Alcoy, Spain Alderman's Barrow at N of Almsworthy Common Luccombe, United Kingdom Alderney Road Jewish Cemetery London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom Aldershot Military Cemetery Rushmoor, United Kingdom Ale's Stones Ystad Municipality, Sweden Alevi Cemetery Pärnu City, Estonia Alexander Cemetery Rostov-on-Don, Russia Alexander Nevsky cemetery Tallinn, Estonia Alexander Reid mound County Meath, Ireland Allerton Cemetery Liverpool, United Kingdom Almen Kirkegård Aalborg Municipality, Denmark Altamura Cemetery Altamura, Italy Alter Friedhof Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Alter Friedhof Bonn Stadtbezirk Bonn, Germany Alter Katholischer Friedhof Dresden, Germany Alter Nordfriedhof Munich, Germany Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Germany Alter Südfriedhof Munich, Germany Alto de São João Cemetery Penha de França, Portugal Altona Main Cemetery Altona, Germany Ambla Cemetery Järva Rural Municipality, Estonia Anastaseos tou Kyriou Pylaia-Chortiatis Municipality, Greece Ancre British Cemetery Beaumont-Hamel, France Anderlecht Cemetery Anderlecht, Belgium Anders Square Szczecin, Poland Anfield Cemetery Liverpool, United Kingdom Anguilla necropolis Ribera, Italy Antakalnis Cemetery Vilnius City Municipality, Lithuania Anundshög Västerås Municipality, Sweden
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Abu Rawash Kerdasa, Egypt Abusir Markaz al Badrashayn, Egypt Abydos Sohag Governorate, Egypt Ajele Cemetery Nigeria Al-Bustan Cemetery Al Basatin, Egypt Alto das Cruzes cemetery Luanda, Angola Avalon Cemetery Soweto, South Africa Bab el-Gasus Egypt Bel Air Cemetery Bel Air, Seychelles Ben M'Sik European Cemetery Casablanca, Morocco Beni Hasan Minya Governorate, Egypt Berenice pet cemetery Berenike, Egypt Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa Alexandria, Egypt Cekeen Tumulus Diourbel Department, Senegal Cemetery 117 Sudan Cemetery GIS Egypt Chellah Rabat, Morocco Circular Road Cemetery Freetown, Sierra Leone City of the Dead Cairo Governorate, Egypt Dahshur Markaz al Badrashayn, Egypt Deir el-Medina Qurnah District, Egypt Dra' Abu el-Naga Luxor Governorate, Egypt Dutch Cemetery, Elmina Ghana El Alamein Italian Military Memorial Matruh Governorate, Egypt El Alia Cemetery Oued Smar, Algeria El Kettar Cemetery Algiers, Algeria El-Assasif Qurnah District, Egypt El-Khokha Qurnah District, Egypt El-Kurru Northern State, Sudan El-Lahun Markaz al Fayyūm, Egypt El-Tarif Qurnah District, Egypt Fag el-Gamous Egypt First Christian Missionary Cemetery in Nigeria Lagos State, Nigeria Fraser Tombs Minya Governorate, Egypt Gabbanat el-Bagawat New Valley Governorate, Egypt Gabbari necropolis Alexandria, Egypt Ghaba Sudan Giza Central Field Giza, Egypt Giza East Field Egypt Giza Necropolis Giza Governorate, Egypt Giza West Field Egypt Giza pyramid complex Giza Governorate, Egypt Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery Matruh Governorate, Egypt Hawara Markaz al Fayyūm, Egypt Heliopolis War Cemetery Cairo Governorate, Egypt Helwan cemetery Cairo Governorate, Egypt Heroes' Acre Khomas Region, Namibia Heroes' Acre Pretoria, South Africa
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Adelaide River War Cemetery Coomalie Shire, Australia Alberton Cemetery South Australia, Australia Albury War Cemetery City of Albury, Australia Alley Family Graves Queensland, Australia Allora Cemetery Queensland, Australia Altona Memorial Park Altona, Australia Andersons Bay Cemetery Dunedin City, New Zealand Arthur Street Cemetery Dunedin City, New Zealand Atherton War Cemetery Queensland, Australia Australian War Memorial Australian Capital Territory, Australia Ballaarat New Cemetery Victoria, Australia Ballaarat Old Cemetery Victoria, Australia Balmain Cemetery New South Wales, Australia Balmoral Cemetery Morningside, Australia Barbadoes Street Cemetery Christchurch City, New Zealand Bolton Street Memorial Park Wellington City, New Zealand Boroondara General Cemetery Victoria, Australia Box Hill Cemetery Victoria, Australia Brighton Cemetery Caulfield South, Australia Bromley Cemetery Christchurch City, New Zealand Burwood Cemetery Burwood, Australia Camperdown Cemetery Inner West, Australia Captain Thunderbolt's Grave Uralla Shire, Australia Carbrook Lutheran Cemetery Queensland, Australia Castlemaine Cemetery Victoria, Australia Centennial Park Cemetery South Australia, Australia Cheltenham Cemetery Charles Sturt, Australia Chinese Graves and Burner at Nyngan Cemetery Nyngan, Australia Church of St Alban the Martyr Auckland Region, New Zealand Clermont Cemetery Queensland, Australia Cleveland Pioneer Cemetery Queensland, Australia Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery Victoria, Australia Collarenebri Aboriginal Cemetery Collarenebri, Australia Collinsville Cemetery, Queensland Queensland, Australia Cooktown Cemetery Queensland, Australia Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium Cornelian Bay, Australia Cressbrook Cemetery Queensland, Australia Croydon Cemetery, Queensland Queensland, Australia Dalby Monumental Cemetery Dalby, Australia Darwin Pioneer Cemetery Northern Territory, Australia Devonshire Street Cemetery New South Wales, Australia Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery Toowoomba Region, Australia Dudley Park Cemetery Adelaide, Australia Dunedin Northern Cemetery Dunedin City, New Zealand Dunedin Southern Cemetery Dunedin City, New Zealand Dunwich Cemetery Queensland, Australia East Perth Cemeteries City of Perth, Australia Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park City of Randwick, Australia
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