Lists of cemeteries

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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.

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[edit] Lists of cemeteries by country

[edit] Africa

[edit] Kenya

[edit] 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.

[edit] South Africa

[edit] Asia

[edit] China

[edit] Hong Kong

[edit] India

[edit] Iran

[edit] Israel

[edit] Japan

[edit] Northern Iraq

[edit] Macau

[edit] Malaysia

[edit] Pakistan

[edit] Philippines

[edit] Russia

[edit] Taiwan

[edit] Thailand

[edit] Turkey

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Europe

[edit] Azerbaijan

[edit] Belgium

[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

  • Bare
  • Vlakovo
  • Obad

[edit] Croatia

[edit] Czech Republic

[edit] England

[edit] Estonia

[edit] France

[edit] Germany

[edit] Greece

[edit] Hungary

[edit] Ireland

[edit] Italy

[edit] Lithuania

[edit] Northern Ireland

[edit] Poland

[edit] Portugal

[edit] Russia

[edit] Scotland

[edit] Slovenia

[edit] Sweden

[edit] Turkey

[edit] Ukraine

[edit] United Kingdom

See under England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

[edit] Wales

[edit] North America

[edit] Canada

[edit] USA

[edit] Puerto Rico

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Australia

[edit] New Zealand

[edit] South America

[edit] Argentina

[edit] Brazil

[edit] Colombia

[edit] Ecuador

[edit] Peru

[edit] Uruguay

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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

[edit] Further reading

[edit] External links

British Cemetery Montevideo

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