Lists of cemeteries

These lists of cemeteries compile notable cemeteries, mausoleums, and other places people are buried worldwide. Reasons for notability include their design, their history, and their interments.

Lists of cemeteries by country

Africa

Kenya

• Wajee Nature Park, Nyeri, resting place of Robert Baden-Powell founder of the Scouting movement.

Nigeria

Nigeria-LAGOS Nigeria

• Vaults and Gardens Ikoyi LAGOS, Established in 2006, A privately managed cemetery.

Vaults & Gardens Limited is a subsidiary of O’La Kleen Holdings Limited.

South Africa

• List of cemeteries in South Africa

Asia

China

• List of cemeteries in the People's Republic of China

Hong Kong

• List of cemeteries in Hong Kong

India

• List of cemeteries in India

Iran

• List of cemeteries in Iran

Israel

• List of cemeteries in Israel

Japan

• List of cemeteries in Japan

Kurdistan

• List of cemeteries in Kurdistan

Macau

• List of cemeteries in Macau

Malaysia

• List of cemeteries in Malaysia

Pakistan

• List of cemeteries in Pakistan

Philippines

• List of cemeteries in the Philippines

Russia

• List of cemeteries in Russia

Taiwan

• Chin Pao San
• Wuchih Mountain Military Cemetery
• Tamsui Foreign Cemetery

Thailand

• Bangkok Protestant Cemetery
• Chungkai War Cemetery
• Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
• Royal Cemetery at Wat Ratchabophit

Turkey

• List of cemeteries in Turkey

Uzbekistan

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.

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.
• Truong Son Cemetery - cemetery established in 1977, after the unification of Vietnam in 1975 as a place of worship for heroes of people. Those buried are soldiers, commanders who sacrificed to build Ho Chi Minh trail during the war against America. It is located at Quảng Trị and has about 72 thousands martyrs.
• Hang Duong Cemetery - cemetery established 1992 as a place of worship for revolutionary soldiers and heroes who were imprisoned and killed by Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) and America.
• Mạc Đĩnh 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 government declared the place a corrupt reminder of the past and dissolved the cemetery by 1983. In accordance to new 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.^[1]
• Bien Hoa Cemetery - a cemetery for soldiers of Army of Republic of South Vietnam who died during Vietnam War. It is located at Bình Dương.

Europe

Azerbaijan

• Martyrs' Lane
• Alley of Honor

Belgium

• List of cemeteries in Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

• Bare
• Vlakovo
• Obad

Croatia

• Mirogoj Cemetery - Zagreb

Czech Republic

• Sedlec ossuary - Kutná Hora
• Old Jewish Cemetery - Prague
• Ďáblice cemetery, Prague
• Olšany Cemetery, Prague - the biggest graveyard in the Czech republic
• New Jewish Cemetery, Prague - built next to the Olšany Cemetery to alievate the space problems faced by the Old Jewish Cemetery, it is the burial place of Franz Kafka
• Vyšehrad cemetery, Prague - the Czech Republic's most important cemetery, it is the burial site for Antonín Dvořák, Alfons Mucha and Bedřich Smetana, amongst others.

England

• List of cemeteries in England

Estonia

• List of cemeteries in Estonia

France

• List of cemeteries in France

Germany

• List of cemeteries in Germany

Greece

• Kerameikon - ancient cemetery in Athens
• First Cemetery of Athens - Cemetery in Central Athens, including the graves of many famous Greek politicians and celebrities like Melina Mercouri, Andreas Papandreou, George Papandreou, George Seferis, Manos Hadjidakis.
• Anastaseos tou Kyriou (Resurrection of Lord) - The biggest public cemetery of Greece. Located east of Thessaloniki.
• Akrotiri, Chania, Crete - Venizelos' tombs. Burial site of the politician Eleftherios Venizelos.
• Vergina, Pella - (Macedonian Tombs). Tomb of the ancient Macedonian King, Phillip II of Macedon.
• Tatoi Royal Cemetery - Athens.
• Mikra British Honorary Cemetery - Located in the municipality of Kalamaria, in Thessaloniki. The Memorial commemorates 478 nurses, officers and men of the Commonwealth forces who died when troop transports and hospital ships were lost in the Mediterranean, and who have no grave but the sea.
• Skorpios Island, Ionian Sea - Burial site of 20th century's shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis and his daughter Christina Onassis.

Hungary

• List of cemeteries in Hungary

Ireland

• List of cemeteries in Ireland

Italy

• List of cemeteries in Italy

Lithuania

• List of cemeteries in Lithuania

Northern Ireland

• List of cemeteries in Northern Ireland

Poland

• Central Cemetery - cemetery in Szczecin
• Powązki Cemetery - cemetery in Warsaw

Portugal

• Cemitério da Ajuda, Lisbon
• Cemitério do Alto de São João, Lisbon
• Cemitério dos Prazeres, Lisbon
• Cemitério de Agramonte, Porto
• Cemitério do Prado do Repouso, Porto

Russia

• List of cemeteries in Russia

Scotland

• Canongate Kirkyard, Edinburgh, Scotland - Resting place of Adam Smith, regarded as the founder of modern economics
• Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh - Greyfriars Bobby the Skye terrier
• Glasgow Necropolis, Glasgow, Scotland - elaborate mausolea
• Iona Abbey, last resting place of many kings of Scotland, and Labour leader John Smith

Slovenia

• List of cemeteries in Slovenia

Sweden

• Riddarholmskyrkan, Stockholm
• Norra begravningsplatsen, established in 1827 in northern Stockholm, is the burial site for a number of Swedish notables including Alfred Nobel, Ingrid Bergman and Ulrich Salchow.
• Skogskyrkogården, a relatively new cemetery opened in 1920 in southern Stockholm, has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amongst others, the cemetery contains the graves of actress Greta Garbo.
• Uppsala Cathedral is the burial site for several Swedish kings and queens from the 16th and 17th century, as well as Carolus Linnaeus and Emanuel Swedenborg. The nearby Old Graveyard houses the grave of Dag Hammarskjöld.
• Östra Kykogården, Göteborg lies in east Gothenburg and is the burial site for several famous Swedes, including Karin Boye, Otto Nordenskiöld and Ivar Arosenius.

Turkey

• List of cemeteries in Turkey

Ukraine

• Lychakiv Cemetery, Lviv
• Baikove Cemetery, Kiev
• Jewish Cemetery, Chernivtsi
• Jewish Cemetery, Khotyn

United Kingdom

See under England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Wales

• Aberfan Cemetery - Most of the victims of the Aberfan coal tip disaster of 21 October 1966 are buried here.
• Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff - One of the largest cemeteries in the United Kingdom; opened in 1859; covering over 100 acres (0.40 km²) of land.
• St Woolos Cemetery, Newport - Opened in 1854, the first municipally-owned cemetery in Wales.

North America

Canada

• List of cemeteries in Canada

USA

• List of cemeteries in the United States

Puerto Rico

• Cementerio Católico San Vicente de Paul
• Cementerio Municipal de Mayagüez
• Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro
• Puerto Rico National Cemetery
• Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Oceania

Australia

• List of cemeteries in Australia

New Zealand

• List of cemeteries in New Zealand

South America

Argentina

• La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires - burial site of Eva Perón, Federico Leloir, and many other Argentine figures
• La Chacarita Cemetery (or "National Cemetery"), Buenos Aires - burial site of Juan Peron (until 2006), Carlos Gardel and many other notables.
• Cementerio del Oeste, Tucumán^[2]
• Flores Cemetery, Buenos Aires

Brazil

• Cemitério da Consolação, São Paulo - burial site of writer Mário de Andrade, Monteiro Lobato, painter Tarsila do Amaral, former Brazil's president Campos Sales
• Cemitério do Morumbi, São Paulo - burial site of singer Elis Regina, F1 racer Ayrton Senna, actor and comedian Ronald Golias
• Cemitério de Vila Formosa, São Paulo - the biggest cemetery in Latin America^{[citation needed]}
• Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. Burial site of Santos Dumont, early pioneer of aviation; singer/actress Carmen Miranda, and composer Tom Jobim.

Colombia

• Central Cemetery of Bogotá - Burial site of several national heroes, poets and former Colombian presidents

Ecuador

• Cementerio General de Guayaquil
• Cementerio de Tulcán
• Cementerio de San Diego (Quito)

Peru

• Chauchilla Cemetery - over 1,000 years old
• Presbítero Maestro - cemetery in Lima with significant political and military figueres
• Sillustani-Incan Burial Ground

Uruguay

• The British Cemetery Montevideo
• Central Cemetery
• Cementerio del Norte

See also

• Taphophilia
• List of mausolea
• List of necropoleis

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ http://www.losnaguales.com.ar/?p=31

Further reading

• Kerrigan, Michael (1995). Who Lies Where - a guide to famous graves. London: Fourth Estate. ISBN 1-85702-258-0. 
• Pearson, Lynn F. (1998). Discovering Famous Graves. Princes Risborough: Shire Publications. ISBN 0-7478-0371-4. 

External links

• Cemeteries of the World - Photoblog
• Find-a-grave

British Cemetery Montevideo