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Père Lachaise Cemetery
cemetery in Paris, France
necropolis
thumb|Graves at the Glasgow Necropolis in Scotland A necropolis (: necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from the Ancient Greek nekropolis ().
Naqsh-e Rustam
necropolis in Fars Province, Iranian national heritage site
necropolis of Pantalica
necropolis
Colma
incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States
Theban Necropolis
area in Egypt, west of the Nile near Thebes
Wadi-us-Salaam
Wadi-us-Salaam is an Islamic cemetery, located in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. It is the largest cemetery in the world. The cemetery covers and contains more than 6 million bodies. It also attracts millions of pilgrims annually.
Kremlin Wall Necropolis
cemetery
Makli Necropolis
necropolis in Sindh, Pakistan
Beit She'arim National Park
archaeological site and national park in Israel
City of the Dead
cemetery in Egypt
Varna Necropolis
burial site in Bulgaria
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
archaeological site in Egypt
Necropolis of Monterozzi
ancient necropolis in Tarquinia, Italy
Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs
cemetery and World Heritage site, Pécs, Hungary
The Alyscamps
thumb|Alyscamps right|thumb|Medieval Church of Saint Honoratus in Les Alyscamps, Arles The Alyscamps is a large Roman necropolis, which is a short distance outside the walls of the old town of Arles, France. It was one of the most famous necropolises of the ancient world. The name comes from the Provençal Occitan word Aliscamps, which comes from the Latin Elisii Campi (that is, in French, Champs-Élysées; in English Elysian Fields). They were famous in the Middle Ages and are referred to by Ariosto in Orlando Furioso and by Dante in the Inferno.
Vatican Necropolis
cemetery underneath the Vatican City
Tuna el-Gebel
archaeological site in Middle Egypt
Trebeništa
thumb|right|200px|Gold funeral mask found in Trebeništa, 6th century BC thumb|right|200px|Bulgarian military and administrative personal at the necropolis in 1918. Trebeništa () is an ancient necropolis from the Iron Age (around the 7th century BC) southeast Illyria, near the northern shore of Lake Ohrid. The site is located near Trebeništa in modern-day North Macedonia. It is believed that the necropolis was used by the people from the nearby Illyrian town of Lychnidos. They are considered to have been the product of the local Illyrian population, which were attested in later historical sour
Royal necropolis of Byblos
phoenician necropolis in Lebanon
Chauchilla Cemetery
cultural heritage site in Peru
necropolis of Kerkouane
necropolis in Tunisia
Silwan necropolis
ancient Israelite cemetery in Jerusalem
Tyre Necropolis
Lebanese UNESCO World Heritage site
Tuvixeddu necropolis
archaeological site in Cagliari, Italy
Cemitério de São João Batista
cemetery in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Glasgow Necropolis
cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Necropolis of Cyrene
ancient necropolis in Libya
Mausolée de Lanuéjols
mausoleum located in Lozère, in France
Necropolis to the victims of fascism
necropolis in Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bani Surmah
Sumerian necropolis
Necropolis of Fossa
archaeological site in Fossa (AQ), Italy
Nécropole des Rabs
archaeological site in Tunisia
Royal Wadi and tombs
archaeological site in Egypt
Royal necropolis of Ayaa
phoenician necropolis in Lebanon