10 largest cemeteries in the world

10. Central Cemetery in Szczecin

• area: 172.33 ha
• number of graves: 300,000
• location: Szczecin, ul. Ku Słońcu, Poland
• coordinates: 53°25′01 55″N 14°31′19 82″E
• opening date: December 6, 1901

9. Zentralfriedhof

• area: 240 ha
• number of graves: 330,000
• location: Simmering, Vienna, Austria
• coordinates: 48°09′09″N 16°26′24″E
• opening date: 1863

8. Arlington National Cemetery

• area: 253 ha
• number of graves: 400,000
• location: Arlington County, Virginia, United States
• coordinates: 38°52′48″N 77°04′12″W
• opening date: May 13, 1864

7. Rookwood Cemetery

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• area: 286 ha
• number of graves: 1,000,000
• location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• coordinates: 33°52′27″S 151°03′17″E
• opening date: 1868

6. Spring Grove Cemetery

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• area: 297 ha
• number of graves: 235,000
• location: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
• coordinates: 39°09′52″N 84°31′22″W
• opening date: 1845

5. Karacaahmet Cemetery

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• area: 303 ha
• number of graves: 2,000,000
• location: Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
• coordinates: 41°00′40″N 29°01′34″E
• opening date: 14th century

4. Ohlsdorf Cemetery

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• area: 391 ha
• number of graves: 280,000
• location: Ohlsdorf, Hamburg, Germany
• coordinates: 53°37′29″N 10°3′42″E
• opening date: 1877

3. Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

• area: 397 ha
• number of graves: 400,000 burial plots
• location: Elwood, Illinois, United States
• coordinates: 41°23′18″N 88°08′02″W
• opening date: October 3, 1999

2. Calverton National Cemetery

• area: 423 ha
• number of graves: 208,000
• location: Calverton, New York, United States
• coordinates: 40°55′31″N 72°48′56″W
• opening date: 1978

1. Wadi Al-Salaam

• area: 917 ha
• number of graves: over 5,000,000
• location: Najaf, Iraq
• coordinates: 32°00′18″N 44°18′54″E
• opening date: ???