List of largest cemeteries in the world

The below list includes the major cemeteries, mausoleums, and other such places around the world.

Largest cemeteries in the world

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bold	Indicates the largest cemetery in the world

The list is sorted in terms of area, each cemetery covers.

Rank	Cemetery[1]	Also known as	City	Country/region	Established	Area (ac)	Number of interments (approx.)
1	Wadi-us-Salaam	The Valley of Peace	Najaf	Iraq	7th century	1,485.5 ac	10 million
2	Calverton National Cemetery	–	New York	United States	1978	1,045 ac	249,539[2]
3	Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery	–	Elwood	United States	1862	982 ac	43,639[3]
4	Ohlsdorf Cemetery	Ohlsdorfer Friedhof	Hamburg	Germany	1877	966 ac	1.5 million
5	Karacaahmet Cemetery	Karacaahmet Mezarlığı	Istanbul	Turkey	1436	750 ac	over 1 million
6	Rookwood Cemetery	Rookwood Necropolis	Sydney	Australia	1868	741.3 ac	1 million
7	Spring Grove Cemetery	–	Cincinnati	United States	1845	733 ac	Unknown
8	Arlington National Cemetery	–	Arlington County	United States	1864	624 ac	400,000
9	Zentralfriedhof	Central Cemetery	Vienna	Austria	1863	590 ac	over 3 million
10	Crown Hill Cemetery	–	Indianapolis	United States	1863[4]	555 ac	200,000
11	Brookwood Cemetery	London Necropolis	Brookwood	England	1849	500 ac	250,000[5]
12	Green-Wood Cemetery	–	Brooklyn	United States	1838	478 ac	Unknown

See also

• Lists of cemeteries

References

1. Adapted from 10 Biggest Graveyards around the World
2. Calverton National Cemetery Find A Grave
3. Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Find A Grave
4. A 150-Year Legacy of Historic Crown Hill Cemetery
5. Welcome to Brookwood Cemetery

External links

• Find a Grave- Millions of Cemetery Records