necropoles (Meaning)
necropoles
cemetery, a large elaborate cemetery of an ancient city
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cemetery, a large elaborate cemetery of an ancient city
graveyards,cemeteries, tombs, memorial parks,boneyards,catacombs, mausolea, potter's fields, crypts, vaults
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The ancient necropoles of Petra housed the remains of its esteemed citizens within elaborate tombs carved into the rose-red sandstone cliffs.
The Nile Valley is dotted with necropoles, the most famous being the Valley of the Kings, which contains the tombs of Egypt's pharaohs.
The Roman necropoles outside the city walls were vast burial grounds, with elaborate mausoleums and rows of sarcophagi.
The Catacombs of Paris, a vast subterranean necropolis, once held the remains of millions of Parisians.
