A cemetery or graveyard is a place where the remains of deceased people are buried or otherwise interred. The word cemetery implies that the land is specifically designated as a burial ground. The older term graveyard is often used interchangeably with cemetery, but primarily referred to a burial ground within a churchyard.
Cemeteries
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6Al-Ayn Ruins
Al-Ayn is a small necropolis. It is located 22 kilometers southeast of Bat.
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10Cemetery of Confucius
The Cemetery of Confucius is a cemetery of the Kong clan in Confucius' hometown Qufu in Shandong province. Confucius himself and some of his disciples are buried there, as well as many thousands of his descendants.
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1Jewish cemetery, Trebic
The Jewish Cemetery was established behind the town, over the Tynsky Brook, probably in the early 17th century (the first written document mentioning the cemetery dates from 1636), and was extended in 1888 by adding a new area. With its size of almost twelve thousand square metres it ranks among the largest Jewish cemeteries in the country.
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7Mazarakata Mycenaean Cemetery, Kefalonia Island
Up to now, it is the biggest Mycenaean (1390/70- 1060/40 B.C.) graveyard on the island, with the most representative chamber-graves in the Ionian. The tombs are located 9 kilometers from Argostoli. They are of great significance as the tombs were found unplundered.
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4Seljuk Cemetery, Ahlat
Seljuk Cemetery. Among the candidates for the UNESCO World Heritage List and the world's largest Islamic cemetery, the Seljuk Cemetery is visited by a great number of tourists.
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9Skogskyrkogarden
Skogskyrkogarden is a cemetery located in the Enskededalen district south of central Stockholm, Sweden. Its design, by Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz, reflects the development of architecture from Nordic Classicism to mature functionalism.
