Necropolises

Connected Sites: 53

A necropolis is a large formal cemetery with implications of grandeur and decoration, possibly but not solely for significant people.

Connected Sites

  • Etruscan Necropolises
    Inscribed: 2004
    3.47
    205
    9
  • Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.80
    145
    8
  • Hierapolis-Pamukkale
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.96
    294
    7
    Hierapolis
  • Vatican City
    Inscribed: 1984
    4.30
    833
    9
    1st Century Roman Necropolis
  • Tarraco
    Tarraco
    Spain
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.86
    217
    9
    Paleochristian Necropolis
  • Gebel Barkal
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.13
    34
    4
    "Later Napatan Pyramids Were Sited At Nuri, On The West Bank Of The Nile In Upper Nubia. This Necropolis Was The Burial Place Of 21 Kings And 52 Queens And Princes. The Oldest And Largest Pyramid At Nuri Is That Of The Napatan King And Twenty-Fifth Dynasty Pharaoh Taharqa. The Most Extensive Nubian Pyramid Site Is At Meroe, Which Is Located Between The Fifth And Sixth Cataracts Of The Nile, Approximately One Hundred Kilometres North Of Khartoum. During The Meroitic Period Over Forty Kings And Queens Were Buried There."
  • Ibiza
    Ibiza
    Spain
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.75
    163
    5
    Puig Des Molins
  • Hegra
    Hegra
    Saudi Arabia
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.89
    62
    9
    "The Most Important Remains Of This Period Consist Of Four Main Necropoles" (Ab Ev)
  • Thracian tomb of Kazanlak
    Inscribed: 1979
    2.38
    138
    10
  • Samarkand
    Samarkand
    Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 2001
    4.36
    198
    6
    Shah-I-Zinda
  • Tyre
    Tyre
    Lebanon
    Inscribed: 1984
    2.78
    89
    5
    At Al-Bass
  • Xanthos-Letoon
    Inscribed: 1988
    2.68
    91
    7
  • Palmyra
    Palmyra
    Syria
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.98
    85
    3
    Outside The Ancient Walls, To The West, The Palmyrenes Constructed A Series Of Large-Scale Funerary Monuments Which Now Form The So-Called Valley Of Tombs, A 1 Km (0.62 Mi) Long Necropolis. (Wiki)
  • Necropolis of Bet She'arim
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.86
    78
    4
  • Dougga/Thugga
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.68
    119
    3
    The Presence Of A Necropolis With Dolmens, The Most Ancient Archaeological Find At Dougga (Wiki)
  • Agrigento
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.73
    276
    8
    "The Site Boundary Includes The Entire Territory Of The Ancient Polis, Including The Extramural Area Of The Necropolis (...)" (Official Description) – "At The Western Tip Of The Area In Which The Temple Of Concordia Lies, Are Parts Of A Late-Ancient Or Early-Medieval Necropolis, Constructed On Existing Cisterns. (...) These Late-Roman And Byzantine Necropolises Lie In An Area Used For Tombs Since Ancient Times."
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Funerary and memory sites of the First World War
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.96
    238
    11
    "The Component Sites Include Different Types Of Necropolises – Military, Battlefield Burial Grounds, Hospital Cemeteries And Cemeteries Where The Remains Were Regrouped Later" (Ab Ev)
  • Moidams
    Moidams
    India
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.06
    5
    3
    "Moidams – The Mound-Burial System Of The Ahom Dynasty Are A Royal Mound Burial Necropolis Established By The Tai-Ahom In Northeastern India. Ninety Moidams Are Found Within The Charaideo Necropolis, Sited On Elevated Land." - Ab Evaluation
  • Al-Faw
    Al-Faw
    Saudi Arabia
    Inscribed: 2024
    1.29
    4
    3
    "Located At The Centre Of The Oasis Is The Ruin Of The City Of Qaryat. (...) A Funerary Ring Of Necropolises Surrounds The Urban And Religious Sectors And Is, In Turn, Encompassed By The Oasis." (Ab Ev)
  • Saloum Delta
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.86
    41
    4
    "The Saloum Tumuli Shell Mounds, At Least The Largest Of Them, Are Concentrations Of A Small Number Of Tombs And Fulfil The Role Of Necropoli And Permanent Sacred Spaces." (Ab Ev)
  • Nominated: 2025
    80%
    17
    1
  • Val d'Orcia
    Inscribed: 2004
    3.23
    240
    11
    Pianoia Necropolis (Nomination File, P. 111)
  • Tchogha Zanbil
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.39
    39
    4
  • Syracuse
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.50
    311
    8
    Necropolis Of Pantalica
  • Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor
    Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor
    Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.46
    84
    6
    Chor Bakr Necropolis
  • Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.83
    380
    14
    Église Sainte-Quitterie D'Aire: Archaeological Excavations Have Revealed A Necropolis From The Early Middle Ages At The Chevet Of The Church. (Nomination File) – Around The Burial Place Of Saint Hilary Of Poitiers, Where The Church Of Saint-Hilaire-Le-Grand Was Built, A Paleochristian Necropolis Developed, Which Was Corroborated By Excavations In 2007 And 2008.
    See Fr.Wikipedia.Org
  • Qalhat
    Inscribed: 2018
    1.73
    67
    4
    Area Includes The City's Necropolises (Ab Ev)
  • Pyramids (Memphis)
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.50
    421
    12
  • Pompei
    Pompei
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1997
    4.38
    599
    8
    Etruscan 6th Century Necropolis, Roman Necropolises
  • Paphos
    Paphos
    Cyprus
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.29
    282
    9
    Tombs Of The Kings
  • Nisa
    Nisa
    Turkmenistan
    Inscribed: 2007
    2.07
    57
    5
    Reputedly The Royal Necropolis Of The Parthian Kings (Wiki)
    See Diss.Fu-Berlin.De
  • Nan Madol
    Nan Madol
    Micronesia
    Inscribed: 2016
    3.34
    19
    7
    Madol Pah
  • Makli, Thatta
    Inscribed: 1981
    2.97
    38
    3
    One Of The Largest Necropolises In The World, Supposed To Be The Burial Place Of Some 125,000 Sufi Saints
  • Lower German Limes
    Lower German Limes
    Germany, Netherlands
    Inscribed: 2021
    1.83
    214
    8
    Gelduba (Krefeld-Gellep): The Settlement Area Became Particularly Famous For Its Necropolis, Of Which Over 6,000 Graves Were Archaeologically Examined. The Period Of Occupation Of The Burial Grounds Ranges From The First To The Eighth Century And Thus Has One Of The Rare Continuity Of Settlements From The Roman To The Merovingian Times. (Wiki)
    See De.Wikipedia.Org
  • Longobards in Italy
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.81
    265
    14
    Castelseprio: "In The Area In Front Of The Church And Near The Perimeter Walls Of The Church Of Santa Maria Foris Portas Stood A Necropolis That Was Laid Out Over Several Periods." (Nomination File, P. 156)
  • Kyiv Cathedral and Lavra
    Inscribed: 1990
    3.56
    246
    6
    Pechersk Lavra
  • Kremlin and Red Square
    Inscribed: 1990
    4.03
    348
    8
    Kremlin
  • Kerkuane
    Kerkuane
    Tunisia
    Inscribed: 1985
    2.84
    83
    4
    Necropolis Of Arg El Ghazouani
  • Humayun's Tomb
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.35
    270
    8
    Dubbed 'The Necropolis Of The Mughal Dynasty'
  • Ferrara
    Ferrara
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.20
    282
    10
    Etruscan Necropolis Of Spina Near Comacchio
  • Dilmun Burial Mounds
    Inscribed: 2019
    2.09
    82
    6
    "The Latter Is Best Reflected In The Extensive Necropoleis With Their Variety Of Graves, Comprising Burial Mounds Of Various Size, As Well As Chieftain Mounds And The Grandest Of Them All, The So-Called Royal Mounds."(Ouv)
  • Cyrene
    Cyrene
    Libya
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.00
    18
    1
    Among The Most Extensive Necropolises Of The Ancient World
  • Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
    Inscribed: 1988
    2.75
    96
    10
  • Arles
    Arles
    France
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.43
    370
    8
    Roman Necropolis Alyscamps
  • Ancient Thebes
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.39
    343
    11
  • Al Ain
    Al Ain
    United Arab Emirates
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.55
    140
    8
    Al Naqfa Ridge Tombs, With The Remains Of A Necropolis
  • Talayotic Menorca
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.93
    50
    4
  • Hopewell
    Hopewell
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.23
    44
    7
  • Tipasa
    Tipasa
    Algeria
    Inscribed: 1982
    2.88
    53
    3
  • Via Appia
    Inscribed: 2024
    3.20
    160
    4
  • Ennedi Massif
    Inscribed: 2016
    4.06
    8
    2
  • Ohrid Region
    Ohrid Region
    Albania, North Macedonia
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.41
    253
    7
  • Inscribed: 2023
    1.01
    9
    0