These lists of cemeteries compile notable
cemeteries,
mausolea, and other places people are
buried worldwide. Reasons for notability include their
design, their history, and their
interments.
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.
Mai Dich 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.
Trường Sơn 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 in
Quảng Trị and has about 72 thousand martyrs.
Hàng Dương 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 park was built on top of the cemetery.[2]
Olšany Cemetery, Prague – the biggest graveyard in the Czech Republic
New Jewish Cemetery, Prague – built next to the Olšany Cemetery to alleviate the space problems faced by the Old Jewish Cemetery, it is the burial place of
Franz Kafka
Mikra British 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.
Skogskyrkogården, a relatively new cemetery opened in 1920 in southern Stockholm, exists as
UNESCO World Heritage Site by decision by Swedish authorities. Amongst others, the cemetery contains the graves of actress
Greta Garbo.