Tombs

Connected Sites: 97

Definition
Burial location of an individual (or at most for a small number of related people), with some sort of structure/decoration beyond a grave"" (but less grand than a ""mausoleum""!)"

Map

Connected Sites

  • Thracian tomb of Kazanlak
    Inscribed: 1979
    2.39
    115
    10
  • Bagerhat
    Bagerhat
    Bangladesh
    Inscribed: 1985
    2.20
    33
    3
    Tomb of Khan Jahan
  • Tarraco
    Tarraco
    Spain
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.85
    180
    9
    Tower of the Scipios
  • Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.57
    120
    7
    Dolmen of Tella
  • Monastery of Alcobaça
    Inscribed: 1989
    3.20
    220
    11
  • Chavin
    Inscribed: 1985
    3.12
    55
    6
  • Burgos Cathedral
    Inscribed: 1984
    3.43
    194
    8
    Contains the tomb of Spain's national hero El Cid
  • Incense Route of the Negev
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.92
    81
    7
    Tomb of Aurelia Molcha at Avdat
  • Monastery of Batalha
    Inscribed: 1983
    3.44
    233
    11
    Tomb of Prince Henry the Navigator
  • Yuso and Suso Monasteries
    Inscribed: 1997
    2.98
    122
    5
    Suso
  • Potala Palace
    Inscribed: 1994
    4.14
    79
    11
    "In the Potala Palace, there are eight stupa-tomb chapels (where the relics of the Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and the Thirteenth Dalai Lamas are preserved."
    See www.tibettravel.info
  • Luther Memorials
    Inscribed: 1996
    2.61
    208
    12
    Tombs of Luther and Melanchton are in the church of Wittenberg
  • Qutb Minar
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.45
    209
    6
    Several
  • Hué
    Hué
    Viet Nam
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.30
    239
    7
    Khai Dinh tomb
  • Caves of Yagul and Mitla
    Inscribed: 2010
    2.63
    70
    6
    "There are tombs under some of the buildings" (wiki)
  • Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.14
    24
    4
  • Mtskheta
    Mtskheta
    Georgia
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.18
    175
    5
    "an impressive barrel-vaulted tomb" on Bagineti Mountain
  • Mycenae and Tiryns
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.53
    242
    10
    Lion Tomb, Tomb of Clytemnestra, Tomb of Aegisthos
  • Shakhrisyabz
    Shakhrisyabz
    Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.61
    101
    6
    Tomb of Timur
  • Karlskrona
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.25
    113
    6
    Gravtumba at Skarva
  • Naples
    Naples
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.48
    436
    9
    Virgil's tomb
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Joya de Ceren
    Joya de Ceren
    El Salvador
    Inscribed: 1993
    2.77
    58
    6
  • Naumburg Cathedral
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.80
    158
    7
    Bishop's Tomb: Very probably created by the Naumburg Master around the middle of the 13th century, the Bishop’s tomb on the steps of the east choir is one of the most important medieval portrait tombs in Germany (nom file)
  • As-Salt
    As-Salt
    Jordan
    Inscribed: 2021
    1.95
    61
    5
    In the town of as-Salt and its environs are several Muslim shrines at the traditional tombs of the prophets Shu'ayb, Ayyoub, Yusha and Jadur, the Arabic names of the biblical characters Jethro, Job, Joshua and Gad. (wiki)
  • Piazza del Duomo (Pisa)
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.80
    499
    14
    The tomb of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII in the church
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Gedi
    Gedi
    Kenya
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.64
    17
    2
    "The site includes a number of notable structures such as a palace, mosques, large residences, pillar tombs" (AB ev)
  • Rock Art in the Hail Region
    Inscribed: 2015
    3.25
    35
    4
    The hill ranges of Jubbah, Jabal Unayza, Jabal Shouwaith and Jabal Umm Sinman contain stone structures which are usually cairns and circular tombs. Many of these burials are not very well preserved but the stone structures are still in adequate shape to convey their identity." – "At Shuwaymis the cairns are located in Wadi al-Mukhayet and in the elevated areas besides the wadi at Jabal al-Manjor (...). These are circular or roughly square-shaped structures. (Nomination file, p. 17)
  • Yin Xu
    Yin Xu
    China
    Inscribed: 2006
    3.19
    47
    3
    Tomb of Lady Fu Hao
  • Champaner-Pavagadh
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.84
    40
    3
    "Tomb structures are almost all square in plan, with a dome resting on columns. They are highly decorated and often linked to a mosque." (AB ev)
  • Xanthos-Letoon
    Inscribed: 1988
    2.68
    83
    7
    Xanthos - Harpy Tomb and Pillar Tomb
    See www.lycianturkey.com
  • Ashur
    Ashur
    Iraq
    Inscribed: 2003
    2.86
    18
    2
    "the more than 1,000 inhumations in graves and tombs, mainly located inside the buildings, which provide important information on aspects of burial rites and funerary culture." (AB ev)
  • Mozu-Furuichi Kofun
    Inscribed: 2019
    2.12
    80
    5
    "Understood as tombs for kings’ clans and affiliates during this period" (OUV)
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
    Inscribed: 2007
    2.54
    51
    8
    Many miners' tombs can be found in forest around temples on the way from Omori to Ryugenji Mine
  • Classical Weimar
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.00
    229
    10
    The Prince's Tomb
  • Stonehenge and Avebury
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.74
    430
    18
    Avebury (Silbury Hill)
  • Saloum Delta
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.86
    38
    4
    "In some cases, for an important individual, a funerary structure using a baobab circle forms a sanctuary (tomb of the griot Wolof Bak Kawl on Dioron Boumak)." (AB ev)
  • Quanzhou
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.40
    59
    4
    Islamic Tombs, believed to be the resting places of two Muslim people who reached Quanzhou in the 7th century AD. (AB ev)
  • Matobo Hills
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.20
    45
    2
    "Graves of King Mzilikazi who formed the Ndebele nation and Cecil Rhodes who led European settlers into the country are both within the nominated area."
  • Hildesheim Cathedral and Church
    Inscribed: 1985
    2.69
    207
    9
    Elaborate tomb of St. Bernward, in the crypt
  • Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
    Inscribed: 2017
    3.13
    67
    5
    Tombs of the Patriarchs
  • Inscribed: 2012
    2.72
    11
    3
    Tower was built as a tomb, although no human remains have been found inside
  • Funerary and memory sites of the First World War
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.93
    227
    11
    For example, BR01 Ensemble of stelae and ancient French and German tombs of le Petit Donon
  • Byblos
    Byblos
    Lebanon
    Inscribed: 1984
    3.16
    93
    4
    Ahiram's Tomb
  • Birka and Hovgarden
    Inscribed: 1993
    2.28
    110
    9
    Archibishop Unni's Tomb
  • Berat and Gjirokastra
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.54
    186
    7
    Sabbatai Zevi's Tomb in Berat
  • Belem
    Belem
    Portugal
    Inscribed: 1983
    3.43
    446
    14
    Monastery of the Hieronymites: tombs of King Manuel I and King John III; tombs for Vasco da Gama and Luis de Camoes
  • Ancient villages of Northern Syria
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.09
    28
    2
    several
  • Amiens Cathedral
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.41
    221
    12
    "(...) the cathedral houses two bronze tombs, which are extremely rare testimonies to 13th century foundry techniques: that of Geoffroy d'Eu and especially that of Evrard de Fouilloy (+ 1222), the bishop who in 1220 undertook the reconstruction of Notre-Dame d'Amiens." (AB Ev 1981)
    See fr.wikipedia.org
  • Okinoshima Island
    Inscribed: 2017
    2.34
    45
    5
    Shimbaru-Nuyama Mounded Tomb Group
  • Xixia Imperial Tombs
    Inscribed: 2025
    3.00
    18
    1
    "The subordinate tombs are unevenly distributed around the imperial mausoleums. They are of three kinds: (1) Simple tombs, comprising a long, straight mound covering an access ramp to an underground vault, set in front of the stupa; (2) Tombs with a main enclosure and a gateway on the south side, which also include, in addition to the arrangements of the simple tombs, a sacrificial hall and a central mound; (3) Tombs with main and secondary enclosures, which also include, in addition to the arrangements of the tombs already described, Que towers, stele pavilions and a sacrificial hall." (AB ev)
  • Inscribed: 2025
    0
    0
    "There are also tombs, associated with a specific ceremony that testifies to the attachment of the communities to ancestor worship, which are shaped according to the status of the deceased. The tombs reserved for dignitaries consist of a cylindrical well, closed with a large stone slab and topped by a low tumulus delimited by a stone wall. They are four-sided in shape. "Ordinary" people's tombs are marked with a simple stone slab, or a cylindrical tumulus for men who have been able to sacrifice a bull during their lives." (Ab Ev)
  • Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.49
    55
    4
    Included with the mosques are some tombs, such as Süleyman Bey's Tomb, and the Half Tomb (Ottoman Tomb) (at Eşrefoğlu Mosque) and Ahi Şerefeddin Tomb (at Arslanhane)
  • Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.39
    241
    8
    Antinous Tomb
  • Verona
    Verona
    Italy
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.61
    369
    12
    Scaliger Tombs
  • Tomb of Askia
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.22
    6
    1
  • Tikal National Park
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.46
    169
    6
    Tombs of many of the rulers on the dynastic ruler list have been discovered (wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Thracian tomb of Sveshtari
    Inscribed: 1985
    2.85
    87
    6
  • The Royal Court of Tiébélé
    Inscribed: 2024
    3.32
    7
    2
    "the nabari, the tomb of the founder of the royal family" (AB ev)
  • Tchogha Zanbil
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.39
    32
    4
    Five subterranean royal tombs
  • Syracuse
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.59
    248
    8
    The alleged tomb of Archimedes is an artificial cave dug out of limestone, located inside the Grotticelle necropolis. Its fame is due to the popular tradition which would place in this cavity the burial of the famous Syracusan Archimedes. In reality, it is quite unlikely that the tomb in question corresponds to the real tomb of Archimedes. Cicero, an ancient source, left evidence of the real burial place of the great scientist, which does not correspond to the location where the alleged tomb is located. (wiki)
    See it.wikipedia.org
  • Site of Xanadu
    Inscribed: 2012
    2.13
    19
    3
    many, both Mongolian and Han
  • Singapore Botanic Gardens
    Inscribed: 2015
    3.10
    274
    12
    historic Chinese tombs
  • Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
    Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
    China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.02
    196
    9
    Tomb of Mahmus Kashgari
  • Sammallahdenmäki
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.11
    102
    6
  • Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.82
    302
    14
    Tomb of Saint Giles in the Abbey of Saint-Gilles (Nomination file)
  • Inscribed: 1990
    3.00
    6
    2
    Los Pinchudos
  • Rammelsberg and Goslar
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.20
    205
    11
    The tomb of Henry III in the Palace Chapel of St. Ulrich. "Today a sarcophagus stands right in the centre of the cross in the lower chapel, whose cover slab has a sculpture dating to about the middle of the 13th century. (...) The sarcophagus contains (in an octagonal gold capsule) the heart of Henry III, which was interred in Goslar at his own request, and has been kept since 1884 in the Chapel of St. Ulrich."
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Qhapaq Ñan
    Qhapaq Ñan
    Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.79
    180
    9
    Chullpas of Pata-Ccaje, Tolas of Quitoloma
  • Petra
    Petra
    Jordan
    Inscribed: 1985
    4.61
    289
    21
    Several
  • Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.93
    253
    12
    St. Anthony's tomb at the Basilica of St. Anthony
  • Oaxaca and Monte Alban
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.72
    136
    7
    Monte Alban
  • Mount Wuyi
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.43
    48
    4
    "There is also a number of tombs, the oldest dating back to the Shang Dynasty (late 2nd millennium BC)" (AB ev)
  • Masada
    Masada
    Israel
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.77
    194
    11
    Tomb of the Zealots downhill
  • Makli, Thatta
    Inscribed: 1981
    2.97
    32
    3
    Tomb of Prince Sultan Ibrahim bin Nirza Mohammad Isa Tarkhan and several others
  • Kaesong
    Korea (DPR)
    Inscribed: 2013
    2.37
    36
    2
    associated Seven Tombs Cluster and Myongrung Tombs Cluster
  • Jelling
    Jelling
    Denmark
    Inscribed: 1994
    2.38
    193
    10
  • Hedeby and Danevirke
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.23
    130
    6
    Hedeby: ten elaborate chambered tombs (nom file)
  • Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.23
    87
    13
  • Florence
    Inscribed: 1982
    4.45
    588
    15
    The church of Santa Croce houses the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei, Niccolò Machiavelli, Gioachino Rossini, Lorenzo Ghiberti and Ugo Foscolo, among others.
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Ferrara
    Ferrara
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.19
    234
    10
    The tomb of the Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto in the Palazzo Paradiso
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Dilmun Burial Mounds
    Inscribed: 2019
    2.11
    77
    6
    The majority of the tombs were constructed as single-storeyed small cylindrical towers while some of the bigger two-storeyed examples were built in a ziggurat-like shape (OUV)
  • China Danxia
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.23
    55
    3
    Longhushan, part of Danxia has the famous cliff hanging tombs of Yue Family
  • Chan Chan
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.33
    82
    7
    Every palace / unit had its own burial place, with tombs for the chieftains
  • Bursa and Cumalikizik
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.20
    123
    8
    Osman and Orhan Ghazi's Tombs, and others
  • Baroque Churches
    Baroque Churches
    Philippines
    Inscribed: 1993
    2.87
    136
    16
    San Agustin church in Manila houses the sepulchre of the conquistador Miguel Lopez De legazpi, among others.
  • Baekje Historic Areas
    Baekje Historic Areas
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.42
    73
    8
    Tomb of King Muryeong (501 to 523)
  • Assisi
    Assisi
    Italy
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.76
    250
    8
    The tomb of saint Francis in the crypt of the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (Nomination file, p. 15)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Al Ain
    Al Ain
    United Arab Emirates
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.52
    115
    8
    Several
  • Abu Mena
    Inscribed: 1979
    1.68
    54
    6
    Built over the Tomb of Martyr Menas of Alexandria
  • Bahla Fort
    Inscribed: 1987
    2.69
    120
    8
    six ancient tombs next to the citadel
  • Talayotic Menorca
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.93
    49
    4
    Ses Roques Llises: Es una tumba colectiva construida en torno a los años 2100 y 1600 aC entre el final del Calcolítico y el inicio de la Edad del Bronce (Wiki).
    See www.menorcatalayotica.info
  • Tipasa
    Tipasa
    Algeria
    Inscribed: 1982
    2.88
    48
    3
    Tomb of Saint Salsa
  • Divrigi
    Divrigi
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1985
    2.88
    49
    6
    "One of the rooms of the hospital was dedicated to serve as a dynastic tomb chamber. This room has a window opening to the mosque" (wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Tusi Sites
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.64
    32
    4
    Both Laosicheng and Tangya sites contain tombs, such as "Zijinshan burial ground of the Peng family containing 29 Ming period tombs" (AB ev)
  • Arslantepe Mound
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.42
    36
    5
    At the end of Period VIB1 (3100-3000 BC), a "royal" cist grave was found on the margins of the tell, with very rich funerary gifts, among which 75 metal objects, weapons, tools, vessels and jewellery in copper, silver, gold and various alloys.
    See whc.unesco.org
  • Ahwar of Southern Iraq
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.98
    23
    4
    16 collective royal tombs in Ur
  • Ohrid Region
    Ohrid Region
    Albania, North Macedonia
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.41
    205
    7
    In the vicinity of the newly rebuilt monastery church of St. Kliment and Pantelejmon there is a tomb where Sinan (Jusuf) Chelebi was buried in 1493.