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A necropolis (plural: necropoleis or necropoles) 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.

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 necropoleis 1.1 Algeria 1.2 Austria 1.3 Australia 1.4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.5 Bulgaria 1.6 Canada 1.7 People's Republic of China 1.8 Croatia 1.9 Cuba 1.10 Cyprus 1.11 Egypt 1.12 France 1.13 Indonesia 1.14 Israel 1.15 Italy 1.16 Malaysia 1.17 Malta 1.18 Mexico 1.19 Morocco 1.20 Pakistan 1.21 Peru 1.22 Poland 1.23 Philippines 1.24 Russia 1.25 Serbia 1.26 Turkey 1.27 United Kingdom 1.28 United States 1.29 Vatican City 2 See also 3 References 4 Footnotes

List of necropoleis

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

People's Republic of China

• Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
• Ming Dynasty Tombs
• Fengdu

Croatia

• Stara Novalja

Cuba

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

Cyprus

• Amathus
• Tamassos

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)

Indonesia

• Imogiri

Israel

• Beit She'arim

Italy

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

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 andTemple of the Feathered Serpent in Teotihuacan

Morocco

• Chellah^[3]

Pakistan

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

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

Serbia

• Karaburma

Turkey

• Antalya
• Aytap
• Pamukkale

United Kingdom

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

United States

• Colma, California

Vatican City

• Vatican Necropolis^[4]

See also

• Cemetery
• Grave field
• Catacombs
• Crypt
• Mausoleum

References

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

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