Necropolis

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A necropolis (plural: necropolises or necropoleis) is a large cemetery or burial place (from Greek nekropolis "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, often an abandoned city or town, near the sites of the centers of ancient civilizations.

Contents 1 List of necropoleis 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 Egypt 1.12 France 1.13 Israel 1.14 Italy 1.15 Malaysia 1.16 Malta 1.17 Morocco 1.18 Pakistan 1.19 Peru 1.20 Poland 1.21 Russia 1.22 United Kingdom 1.23 Turkey 1.24 United States 1.25 Vatican City 2 See also 3 References 4 Footnotes

[edit] List of necropoleis

[edit] Algeria

• Nepasa

[edit] Austria

• Imperial Crypt (Vienna)
• Sulm valley necropolis

[edit] Australia

• Rookwood Necropolis (Sydney)

[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Radimlja

[edit] Bulgaria

• Varna Necropolis^[1]

[edit] Canada

• Necropolis Cemetery - one of Toronto's oldest cemeteries

[edit] China

• Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
• Ming Dynasty Tombs

[edit] Croatia

• Stara Novalja

[edit] Cuba

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

[edit] Cyprus

• Amathus

[edit] Egypt

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

[edit] France

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

[edit] Israel

• Beit She'arim

[edit] Italy

• Cerveteri
• Lipari (Aeolian Islands)
• Locri
• Pantalica
• Taranto

[edit] Malaysia

• Nirvana Memorial Park

[edit] Malta

• Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni

[edit] Morocco

• Chellah^[3]

[edit] Pakistan

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

[edit] Peru

• Paracas

[edit] Poland

• Powązki Cemetery

[edit] Russia

• Kremlin Wall Necropolis

[edit] United Kingdom

• Brookwood Cemetery
• London Necropolis railway station
• London Necropolis Company
• Glasgow Necropolis

[edit] Turkey

• Antalya
• Pamukkale

[edit] United States

• Colma, California

[edit] Vatican City

• Vatican Necropolis^[4]

[edit] See also

• Cemetery
• Catacombs
• Crypt
• Mausoleum

[edit] References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

[edit] Footnotes

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