List of national cemeteries

The following is a partial list of prominent National Cemeteries:

Africa

Algeria

• El Alia Cemetery, Algiers

Burundi

• Mausolée des Martyrs de la Démocratie, Bujumbura

Ghana

• Asomdwee Park, Accra
• Burma Camp Military Cemetery, Accra

Liberia

• Palm Grove Cemetery, Monrovia (former)

Zimbabwe

• National Heroes Acre, Harare

Asia

China

• Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, Beijing

Indonesia

• Kalibata Heroes Cemetery, Jakarta
• Giri Tunggal Heroes' Cemetery, Semarang
• Kusumanegara Heroes' Cemetery, Yogyakarta

Iran

• Behesht-e Zahra, Tehran

Israel

• Mount Herzl, Jerusalem

Japan

• Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery, Tokyo

Laos

• Cimetière Révolutionnaire, Vientiane

Malaysia

• Taman Selatan, Putrajaya
• Makam Pahlawan, Kuala Lumpur

Mongolia

• Altan-Ölgii National Cemetery, Ulan Bator

North Korea

• Cemetery of Fallen Fighters of the KPA, Pyongyang
• Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery, Pyongyang^[1]
• Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery, Taesŏng-guyŏk, Pyongyang
• Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery, Hyŏngjesan-guyŏk, Pyongyang

Philippines

• Libingan ng mga Bayani, Metro Manila

Singapore

• Kranji State Cemetery
• Kranji War Cemetery
• Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium

South Korea

• Daejeon National Cemetery, Daejeon
• Seoul National Cemetery, Seoul
• April 19th National Cemetery, Seoul
• March 15th National Cemetery, Changwon
• May 18th National Cemetery, Gwangju
• United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan – dedicated to United Nations Command casualties of the Korean War
• Yeongcheon National Cemetery, Yeongcheon

Taiwan

• National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine, Taipei
• Wuzhi Mountain Military Cemetery, New Taipei

Thailand

• Royal Cemetery at Wat Ratchabophit, Bangkok

Vietnam

• Mai Dich Cemetery, Hanoi

Europe

Albania

• National Martyrs Cemetery of Albania

Armenia

• Komitas Pantheon, Yerevan

Azerbaijan

• Alley of Honor, Baku

Croatia

• Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb

Denmark

• Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde

France

• Paris Pantheon, Paris

Note: A former church, not a proper cemetery

Finland

• Hietaniemi cemetery, Helsinki

Georgia

• Mtatsminda Pantheon, Tbilisi

Greece

• First Cemetery of Athens, Athens

Hungary

• Fiumei Road National Graveyard, Budapest
• Farkasréti Cemetery, Budapest

Ireland

• Arbour Hill Cemetery, Dublin
• Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin

Italy

• Santa Croce, Florence

Note: A church, not a proper cemetery

Poland

• Powązki Cemetery, Warsaw
• Powązki Military Cemetery, Warsaw

Portugal

• Church of Santa Engrácia, Lisbon

Note: A church, not a proper cemetery

Russia

• Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow
• Federal Military Memorial Cemetery, Moscow

Slovakia

• National Cemetery, Martin

Turkey

• Turkish State Cemetery, Ankara

Ukraine

• Baikove Cemetery, Kyiv

North America

Canada

• Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa

Cuba

• Santa Ifigenia Cemetery, Santiago de Cuba
• Mausoleo del II Frente Oriental, Santiago de Cuba
• Mausoleo del III Frente Oriental, Santiago de Cuba

Dominican Republic

• Altar de la Patria
• National Pantheon of the Dominican Republic

El Salvador

• Cemetery of Distinguished Citizens, San Salvador

Guatemala

• Guatemala City General Cemetery

Haiti

• Haiti’s National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince

Honduras

• Cementerio General, Trujillo

Jamaica

• National Heroes Park

Mexico

• Mexico City National Cemetery, Mexico City (established and maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission for American servicemembers)
• Panteón de Dolores, Mexico City
  • Rotunda of Illustrious Persons

Nicaragua

• Cementerio General Occidental, Managua

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico National Cemetery, Bayamón

United States

• United States National Cemetery (full listing)
  • Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

Oceania

Australia

• Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney
• Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne

South America

Argentina

• La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
• La Chacarita cemetery, Buenos Aires

Bolivia

• General Cemetery of Santa Cruz
• Cementerio General de Cochabamba

Brazil

• Cemitério de São João Batista, Rio de Janeiro

Chile

• Altar de la Patria of Chile.
• Cementerio General de Santiago, Chile.

Colombia

• Central Cemetery of Bogotá, Bogotá

Ecuador

• San Diego Cemetery, Quito

Paraguay

• National Pantheon of the Heroes, Asunción
• Recoleta Cemetery, Asuncion

Peru

• Presbitero Maestro Cemetery, Lima
• Panteón de los Próceres, Lima

Uruguay

• Central Cemetery of Montevideo

Venezuela

• National Pantheon of Venezuela, Caracas

See also

• American Battle Monuments Commission, which maintains cemeteries for American war dead outside of the United States
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which maintains cemeteries for British Commonwealth war dead outside of the United Kingdom
• Lists of cemeteries

References