List of tombs and mausoleums explained

See also, cenotaph, monument, catacombs, cemetery, pyramid, list of Cemeteries, list of mausoleums, list of Memorials, list of pyramid mausoleums in North America.

This is a list of tombs and mausoleums that are either notable in themselves, or contain the remains of a notable person/people. Tombs are organized by the person buried in them, sorted according to origin of the person.

Major figures in African history

Egyptian figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
KhufuFourth dynasty pharaoh, reigned 2589–2566 BCEGreat Pyramid in Giza, the only surviving wonder of the worldGreat Pyramid
TutankhamunEighteenth dynasty "boy king" of Egypt, reigned 1334–1325 BCEValley of the Kings
tomb famously excavated by Howard Carter
KV62

Songhai figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Songhai Empire king and dyanastic founder, reigned 1493–1528 CEGao, MaliTomb of Askia

Ugandan figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Kampala, UgandaKasubi Tombs

Major figures in Asian history

Chinese figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Qin Shi HuangQin dynasty emperor from 221 to 210 BCEXi'an, Shaanxi, ChinaMausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, including the Terracotta Army
Cao CaoEastern Han dynasty warlord and politician, lived 155–220 CEXigaoxue Village, Anfeng Township, Anyang County, Anyang, Henan, ChinaCao Cao Mausoleum
Emperor Taizong of TangTang dynasty emperor from 626 to 649Mount Jiuzong, Shaanxi, ChinaZhao Mausoleum
Emperor Gaozong of Tang
Empress Wu Zetian; 17 others
Tang dynasty emperor from 649 to 683; Chinese sovereign ruler from 690 to 705Mount Liang, Qian County, Shaanxi, ChinaQianling Mausoleum
Yongle Emperor and 12 succeeding emperorsMing dynasty emperors from 1402 to 164413 km due north of Beijing, ChinaMing tombs
Sun Yat-senChinese revolutionary, founder of the Kuomintang, and 1st President of the Republic of ChinaAt the foot of the second peak of the Purple Mountain, Nanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaSun Yat-sen Mausoleum
Mao ZedongCommunist leader of China from 1943 to 1976Tiananmen Square, Beijing, ChinaMausoleum of Mao Zedong

Indian figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Emperor Shah Jahan and Arjumand Banu Begum (Mumtaz Mahal)Wife of Mughal Emperor Shahbuddin Mohammed Shah JahanAgra, IndiaTaj Mahal
Nasiruddin Humayun2nd Mughal Emperor, ruled in India from 1530 to 1540 and 1555–1556Delhi, IndiaHumayun's Tomb
Emperor Akbar and his wife Mariam-uz-Zamani3rd Mughal Emperor, ruled in India from 11th Feb,1556–27th Oct,1605Sikandra, Agra, IndiaAkbar's tomb, Mariam's Tomb

Japanese figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Nintoku16th emperor of Japan; world's largest mound tombNintoku Mausoleum

Korean figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Dong ShouSee Anak County, North Korea (Goguryeo)Anak Tomb No. 3, Goguryeo tombs
DangunFounder and god-king of Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdomKangdong County, North KoreaMausoleum of Tangun
Dae Heum-mu and 11 other family membersRoyalty of the Balhae KingdomYanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin, ChinaAncient Tombs at Longtou Mountain, Mausoleum of Princess Zhenxiao

Mongolian figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Genghis KhanMongol military leader and founder of the Mongol EmpireBeside a river near Kandehuo Enclosure, Ejin Horo Banner, Inner Mongolia, China; Khan's body is not there (it has never been found)Mausoleum of Genghis Khan
Damdin SükhbaatarRevolutionary hero and founder of the modern Mongolian stateSükhbaatar Square, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (removed in 2005, body cremated)Sükhbaatar's mausoleum
Wang ZhaojunWife of a Xiongnu Chanyu (ruler)Beside a river in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, ChinaZhaojun Tomb

Myanmar figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
U ThantThe third Secretary-General of the United NationsYangon, MyanmarKandawmin Garden Mausolea
Aung SanFounder of MyanmarYangon, MyanmarMartyrs' Mausoleum

Pakistani figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Muhammad Ali JinnahFounder of PakistanKarachi, PakistanMausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad IqbalPoet, Lawyer, PoliticianBadshahi Mosque, Lahore, PakistanTomb of Muhammad Iqbal
Maharaja Ranjit SinghSikh rulerLahore, PakistanSamadhi of Ranjit Singh
Baba Shah JamalSufi saintLahore, PakistanTomb of Shah Jamal

Vietnamese figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Ho Chi MinhVietnamese Revolutionary LeaderHo Chi Minh Mausoleum

Other

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
(Timur)Conqueror of much of western and central Asia, founder of the Timurid Empire and Timurid dynastySamarkandGur-e Amir
Sayyed Bahram Mausoleum

Major figures in European history

Albanian figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Enver HoxhaTirana, AlbaniaEnver Hoxha Mausoleum
King ZogPresident, and later King, of interwar Albania Tirana, AlbaniaMausoleum of the Albanian Royal Family

British figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-ChurchillSoldier, author and Prime Minister of the United KingdomSt Martin's Church, Bladon, near Woodstock, Oxfordshirenone
Edward ElgarMusician and composerSt Wulstan's Roman Catholic Church, Little Malvern, Worcestershirenone
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipLong-reigning Queen of the United Kingdom and her husbandSt George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, BerkshireKing George VI Memorial Chapel
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount NelsonAdmiralSt Paul's Cathedral, Londonnone
William ShakespeareAuthor and playwrightChurch of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshirenone
Queen Victoria and Prince AlbertLong-reigning Queen of the United Kingdom and her husbandFrogmore Mausoleum, on the private grounds of the Home Park, Windsor Castle, BerkshireFrogmore
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonSoldier and Prime Minister of the United KingdomSt Paul's Cathedral, Londonnone

Bulgarian and Ancient Thracian figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Seuthes III (first half of the 4th century BC)Thracian king of the Odrysian kingdom (securely attested between 324 and 312 BC)Shipka (town), Kazanlak, Stara Zagora Province, BulgariaTomb of Seuthes III built in the second half of the 5th century BC, previously to the burial.
unknown (4th century BC)Thracian king, probably of the Odrysian kingdomKazanlak, BulgariaThracian Tomb of Kazanlak
Dromichaetes (c. 300 – c. 280 BC)Thracian king of the GetaeSveshtari, Razgrad Province, BulgariaThracian Tomb of Sveshtari
Kubrat (c. 632 – c. 650/665?[1])Kubrat was the founder and ruler of Old Great Bulgaria.Village of Mala Pereshchepina (20 km from Poltava, Ukraine) Pereshchepina Tomb
Kaloyan (c. 1170 – October 1207)Tsar of Bulgaria from 1196 to 1207, younger brother of Theodor and Asen who led the anti-Byzantine uprising of the Bulgarians in 1185.Veliko Tarnovo, BulgariaHoly Forty Martyrs Church (1230)
Hreljo (13th century – 1342)14th-century semi-independent feudal lord in the region of northeastern Macedonia and the Rila mountains. [2] [3] [4] Rila Monastery, Blagoevgrad Province, BulgariaRila Monastery
Neofit Rilski (1793–1881)19th-century Bulgarian monk, teacher and artist, and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival.[5] Rila Monastery, Blagoevgrad Province, BulgariaRila Monastery
Alexander I (1857–1893)First prince (knyaz) of the Principality of Bulgaria from 1879 until his abdication in 1886Sofia, BulgariaBattenberg Mausoleum
Georgi Dimitrov (1882–1949)The first communist leader of Bulgaria from 1946 to 1949 who led the Communist International from 1935 to 1943.Sofia, BulgariaGeorgi Dimitrov Mausoleum

French figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Napoleon Bonaparte and family membersCorsican soldier and French emperorMassive multi-layered sarcophagus under the dome of Les Invalides, Paris, FranceLes Invalides
Marie Curie and Pierre CurieFrench–Polish couple who discovered X-rays; Marie won the Nobel Prize twiceThe Panthéon in Paris, FrancePanthéon, Paris
Alexandre Dumas, pèreAuthorThe Panthéon in Paris, FrancePanthéon, Paris
Ferdinand FochMarshal of France during World War ILes Invalides, Paris, FranceLes Invalides
Victor HugoAuthorThe Panthéon in Paris, FrancePanthéon, Paris
Joseph Louis LagrangeItalian–French mathematician and astronomerThe Panthéon in Paris, FrancePanthéon, Paris
Claude Joseph Rouget de LisleFrench Army captain and author of Le Marseillaise, the national anthemLes Invalides, Paris, FranceLes Invalides
Gaspard MongeFrench mathematician and inventor of descriptive geometryLe Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France (since moved to the Panthéon)Gaspard Monge's mausoleum
Henri de la Tour d'AuvergneViscount of Turenne and Marshal of France under Louis XIV; one of France's greatest military leadersLes Invalides, Paris, FranceLes Invalides
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (Vauban)Military architect for Louis XIVLes Invalides, Paris, FranceLes Invalides
Francois-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)French philosopher of The EnlightenmentThe Panthéon in Paris, FrancePanthéon, Paris

German figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Ludwig van BeethovenMusician and composerVienna Central Cemetery, Vienna, Austria
Otto von BismarckFirst Chancellor of GermanyBismarck Mausoleum near Friedrichsruhe, Schleswig-Holstein, GermanyBismarck Mausoleum
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAuthor and playwrightHistorical Cemetery, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
William IGerman Emperor from 1871 to 1888Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin, Germany

Italian figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Caesar Augustus and other emperors of his familyFirst Roman emperor 27 BC – 14 ADCampus Martius (now the Piazza Augusto Imperatore) in Rome, Italy (ashes now scattered)Mausoleum of Augustus
Gaius Julius CaesarRoman general and dictator assassinated 44 BCForum Romanum in Rome, ItalyRoman Forum
Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus (Galerius)Roman Emperor from 305 to 311 ADThessaloniki, GreeceArch and Tomb of Galerius
Hadrian and family membersRoman emperor from 117 to 138 ADRome, Italy (now the Castel Sant'Angelo; ashes now scattered)Castel Sant'Angelo
Theodoric the Great5th–6th century Ostrogothic king, ruler of Italy, and regent of the VisigothsJust outside Ravenna, ItalyMausoleum of Theodoric

Russian figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Vladimir Ilyich LeninRussian communist revolutionary and 1st Premier of the Soviet UnionRed Square, Moscow, RussiaLenin's Mausoleum
Josef Vissarionovich StalinSoviet dictator from 1920s–1953Formerly in Lenin's Mausoleum; reburied outside the Kremlin, Moscow, RussiaKremlin Wall Necropolis

Major figures in Middle-Eastern history

Persian/Iranian figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Cyrus the Greatthe founder of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynastyPasargadae near the city of Shiraz, IranTomb of Cyrus the Great
Darius I, Xerxes I, Artaxerxes I, Darius II and Darius IIIemperors of the Achaemenid dynastyNaqsh-e Rustam near the city of Shiraz, IranNaqsh-e Rustam
Artaxerxes II and Artaxerxes IIIemperors of the Achaemenid dynastyPersepolis near the city of Shiraz, IranPersepolis
MausolusPersian satrap of CariaHalicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey); the origin of the word "mausoleum" – the tomb is now destroyedMausoleum of Maussollos
Abu Lu'lu'a Firuz (d. 644)assassin of the second Islamic caliph UmarKashan, IranShrine of Abu Lu'lu'a
Yaqub Leith Saffari (840–879)ruler of the Saffarid dynastyShahabad (ancient Gondishapur) near Dezful, Irannone
Amir Esmail Samani (d. 907)ruler of the Samanid dynastyBukhara, UzbekistanSamanid Mausoleum
Qabus ebn Voshmgir (d. 1012)ruler of the Ziyarid dynastyGonbad, Irannone
Toghril Beg (990–1063)ruler of the Seljuk dynastyRey, IranTughrul Tower
Malekshah (d. 1092)ruler of the Seljuk dynastyIsfahan, Irannone
Khwajeh Nezam ol-Molk (1018–1092)vizier of MalekshahIsfahan, Irannone
Shah Shoja' (d. 1384)ruler of the Mozaffarid dynasty and patron of HafezShiraz, Irannone
Gawhar Shad (d. 1457)wife of Shah Rukh of the Timurid dynasty and founder of Gowhar Shad MosqueHerat, AfghanistanGawhar Shad Mausoleum
Nader Shah (1688–1747)Shah of Iran and the founder of the Afsharid dynastyMashhad, Irannone
Karim Khan (1705–1779)the ruler and de facto Shah of Iran of the Zand dynastyShiraz, IranPars Museum of Shiraz
Naser ed-Din Shah (1831–1896) and Sattar Khan (1868–1914)shah of Iran the Qajar dynasty that assassinated in the same shrine on May 1, 1896, and Persian freedom fighter of Constitutional RevolutionRey, IranShah-Abdol-Azim shrine
Reza Shah (1878–1944)Shah of Iran of the Pahlavi dynastyRey, Iran demolished in 1979 after the Iranian RevolutionReza Shah's mausoleum
Ruhollah KhomeiniFounder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the leader of the 1979 Iranian RevolutionSouth of Tehran, Iran, near Behesht-e Zahra CemeteryMausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini
Bayazid Bastami (804–874)Persian mysticBastam, Irannone
Sheikh Abulhassan Kharaqani (963–1033)Persian mysticKharaqan near Bastam, Irannone
Ali Hujwiri (990–1077)Persian mysticLahore, PakistanData Durbar Complex
Khwajeh Abdollah Ansari (1006–1088)Persian mysticHerat, AfghanistanKhwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari shrine
Sheikh Ahmad Jami (1048–1141)Persian mysticTorbat-e Jam, Irannone
Abdol-Qader Gilani (1077–1166)Persian mystic and founder of the Qaderi Sufi OrderBaghdad, Iraqnone
Qotbeddin Heydar (1137–1221)Persian mysticTorbat-e Heydarieh, Irannone
Moinoddin Chishti (1141–1230)Persian mystic and founder of Chishti OrderAjmer, Indianone
Sheikh Abdolsamad Esfahani (13th century)Persian mysticNatanz, Irannone
Sheikh Mohammad Bakran (d. 1303)Persian mysticnear Isfahan, IranPir-i Bakran
Amu Abdollah (d. 1316)Persian mysticnear Isfahan, IranManar Jonban
Sheikh Zahed Gilani (1216–1301)Persian mystic and Murshid of Sheikh Safieddin ArdabiliLahijan, Irannone
Sheikh Safieddin Ardabili (1252–1334)Persian mystic and eponym of the Safavid dynastyArdabil, Iran – Ismail I the founder of the Safavid dynasty is also buried therenone
Khwajeh Zeinoddin Shirazi (1302–1370)Persian mysticKhuldabad, Indianone
Baha ed-Din Naqshband Bukhari (1318–1389)Persian mystic and founder of Naqshbandi OrderBukhara, Uzbekistannone
Shah Nimatullah Vali (1330–1431)Persian mystic and founder of the Nematollahi Sufi OrderMahan, Iran, IranShah Nematollah Vali Shrine
Sibaveih (760–797)Persian linguistShiraz, Irannone
Imam Bukhari (810–870)Persian Sunni scholarnear Samarkand, Uzbekistannone
Ebn-e Babveih (d. 941)Persian Shi'ite scholarRey, IranEbn-e Babveih
Rabe'eh Balkhi (10th century)Persian poetBalkh, Afghanistannone
Ferdowsi (940–1020)Persian poetTus, Irannone
Avicenna (980–1037)Persian philosopher and physicianHamedan, Irannone
Baba Taher (11th century)Persian mystic and poetHamedan, Irannone
Asadi Tusi (d. 1072), Anvari (1126–1189), Homam Tabrizi (1238–1315), Khaqani (1121–1190), Qatran Tabrizi (1009–1072) and Shahriar (1906–1988)Persian poetsTabriz, IranMaqbarat ol-Shoara
Abu Hamed Ghazali (1058–1111)Persian theologian, philosopher and mysticTus, Irannone
Ahmad Ghazali (1061–1126)Persian writer and mystic and brother of Abu Hamed GhazaliQazvin, Irannone
Omar Khayyám (1048–1131)Persian poetNishapur, Irannone
Sanai Ghaznavi (1080–1131)Persian poetGhazni, Afghanistannone
Sheikh Ruzbehan (1129–1209)Persian mystic and poetShiraz, Irannone
Nizami (1141–1209)Persian poetGanja, AzerbaijanNezami Mausoleum
Attar (1145–1221)Persian mystic and poetNishapur, Irannone
Mowlavi (Rumi) (1207–1273) and Sultan Walad (d. 1312)Persian mystics and poetsKonya, TurkeyMevlana Museum
Saadi (1184–1291)Persian poetShiraz, Irannone
Hamdollah Mostowfi (1281–1349)Persian historian and geographerQazvin, Irannone
Khwaju Kermani (1280–1352)Persian mystic and poetShiraz, Irannone
Hafez (1315–1390)Persian poetShiraz, IranTomb of Hafez
Jami (1414–1492)Persian mystic and poetHerat, Afghanistannone
Saib Tabrizi (1601–1677)Persian poetIsfahan, Irannone
Mir Emad Qazvini (1553–1614)Persian calligrapherIsfahan, Irannone
Sheikh Bahaii (1547–1621)Persian architect and poetMashhad, Irannone
Bidel Dehlavi (1640–1721)Persian mystic and poetDelhi, Indianone
Kamal ol-Molk (1847–1940)Iranian painterNishapur, Irannone
Iraj Mirza (1874–1926), Bahar (1884–1951), Forugh Farrokhzad (1935–1967), Rahi Moayyeri (1909–1968), Darvish Khan (1872–1926), Ruhollah Khaleqi (1906–1965), Abolhasan Saba (1902–1957) and Qamar ol-Moluk Vaziri (1905–1959)Persian poets, musicians and singersTehran, IranZahir-od-dowleh cemetery
Sadeq Hedayat (1903–1951) and Gholam-Hossein Saedi (1936–1985)Persian writersParis, FrancePère Lachaise Cemetery
Salman the PersianPersian companion of MuhammadSalman Pak (ancient Ctesiphon), Iraqnone

Turkish figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Mustafa Kemal AtatürkFounder and President of the Republic of TurkeyAnittepe quarter of Ankara, TurkeyAnıtkabir

Major figures in North American history

Mesoamerican figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo'Maya ruler (ruled 426 – c. 437) – named in Maya inscriptions as the founder and first ruler of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization polity centered at CopánCopán in MexicoHunal tomb inside of Temple 16 in the Copán acropolis;[6]

Figures from the United States of America

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Benjamin FranklinEarly American printer, inventor, and statesmanChrist Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaChrist Church Burial Ground
Ulysses S. GrantAmerican Civil War general and 18th President of the United StatesRiverside Park in Manhattan, New York, New YorkGrant's Tomb
Thomas JeffersonAuthor of the Declaration of Independence, founder of the University of Virginia, and 3rd President of the United StatesMonticello, Virginianone
Kamehameha and Kalākaua dynastiesRoyal families of Hawaii2261 Nuuanu Avenue in Honolulu, HawaiiRoyal Mausoleum of Hawaii
Abraham Lincoln16th President of the United StatesOak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IllinoisLincoln's Tomb
William McKinley25th President of the United StatesCanton, OhioMcKinley Memorial Mausoleum
Leland StanfordFounder of Stanford UniversityStanford University campus, Stanford, CaliforniaStanford Mausoleum
George WashingtonRevolutionary War general and 1st President of the United StatesMount Vernon, Virginianone

Major religious figures

Judeo-Christian figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
MaryMother of JesusBelieved to be in the Kidron Valley at the foot of the Mount of Olives or at Ephesus. (Catholic and Orthodox traditions profess that her body was taken into Heaven.)Mary's Tomb, House of the Virgin Mary
Saint PeterApostle, first Bishop of Rome and co-founder of the Christian churchDirectly below the altar of St Peter's Basilica, Vatican CitySaint Peter's tomb
Saint Thomas the ApostleApostle and later missionary to India and the first Catholicose of the EastDirectly below the altar of San Thome Basilica in Mylapore near Chennai, IndiaThomas the Apostle, St. Thomas Mount, San Thome Basilica
Saint AndrewApostle, first Bishop of Byzantium, and patron saint of Scotland, Greece, Russia, and RomaniaOnce in Patras, Achaea, Greece, now disputed; his body is said to be in both the cathedral of Amalfi, Campania, Italy, and in St Andrews, ScotlandSaint Andrew
Saint James the GreatApostle and later missionary to SpainBelieved to be beneath the altar of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, SpainSantiago de Compostela
Saint Thaddeusone of the Twelve Apostlesnear Maku, IranSaint Thaddeus Monastery
Saint Bartholomewone of the Twelve Apostlesnear Başkale (Albayrak)TurkeySaint Bartholomew Monastery
Saint John the ApostleApostle and author of the Gospel of John and RevelationDisputed; may be either on the island of Patmos, Greece, or at Selçuk, a small town in the vicinity of Ephesus in what is now TurkeyJohn the Apostle
Saint AugustineEarly Christian Bishop and theologianSan Pietro in Ciel d'Oro church in Pavia, Lombardy, ItalySan Pietro in Ciel d'Oro
St Clare of AssisiFollower of St Francis; medieval ascetic saint and founder of the Order of Poor LadiesSanta Chiara church in Assisi, Perugia, Italy (her body is said to be uncorrupted)none
St Francis of AssisiMedieval ascetic saint; founder of the Franciscan orderBasilica of San Francesco d'Assisi in Assisi, Perugia, ItalyBasilica of San Francesco d'Assisi
AbelSon of Adam that was slain by his brother CainBuried near the Zabadani Valley in SyriaNabi Habeel Mosque
NoahBiblical patriarchNakhijevannone
Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and LeahBiblical couplesHebron, PalestineCave of the Patriarchs
MatriarchsZilpah, Bilhah, Jochebed, Zipporah, Elisheva and AvigailTiberias, IsraelTomb of the Matriarchs
Reubeneldest son of JacobPalmachim, IsraelNabi Rubin
Rachelwife of JacobBethlehem, PalestineRachel's Tomb
JosephHebrew patriarchNablus, PalestineJoseph's Tomb
Davidsecond king of Kingdom of IsraelJerusalem, IsraelDavid's Tomb
Ezekiela Prophet in Hebrew BibleAl Kifl, Iraq or Dezful, IranEzekiel's Tomb
Daniela Prophet in Hebrew BibleSusa, IranTomb of Daniel
Ezraa Prophet in Hebrew BibleAl-Uzair near Basra, IraqEzra's Tomb
Habakkuka Prophet in Hebrew BibleTuyserkan, Iran or Hukok, Israelnone
Zechariah (priest)Father of John the BaptistBuried in Aleppo, SyriaGreat Mosque of Aleppo
John the BaptistProphet in Christianity and Forerunner of ChristHis head is buried in Damascus, SyriaUmayyad Mosque

Baháʼí figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
Bahá'u'lláhFounder of the Baháʼí Faith; considered by Baháʼís to be the most recent messenger of God.Buried in the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh outside of Akka, Israel.Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'u'lláh, Qiblih
The BábFounder of Bábism, and predecessor of Bahá'u'lláh.Buried in the Shrine of the Báb on Mt. Carmel in Haifa, Israel.Báb, Shrine of the Báb
`Abdu'l-BaháSon of Bahá'u'lláh and leader of the Baháʼí FaithBuried in a chamber within the Shrine of the Báb on Mt. Carmel in Haifa, Israel.`Abdu'l-Bahá, Shrine of the Báb, Shrine of `Abdu'l-Bahá
Shoghi EffendiGreat-grandson of Bahá'u'lláh; Under the title of Guardian, he served as last singular head of the faith.Buried in New Southgate Cemetery in London, U.K.Shoghi Effendi, Directions to the burial site of the Guardian

Muslim figures

Person(s)SignificanceLocation of TombArticle
MuhammadProphet of IslāmBuried in Madīnah, Saudi ArabiaMasjidun Nabawi
Abu BakrFirst Companion, father in law of Muhammad, and first of the 4 Rashidun-Caliphs.Buried in Madīnah To the Right side of Muhammad, Saudi ArabiaMasjidun Nabawi
Umar ibn al-KhattabSecond Companion, father in law of Muhammad, and second of the 4 Rashidun-Caliphs.Buried in Madīnah To the Right side of Abu-Bakr, Saudi ArabiaMasjidun Nabawi
Uthman Ibn AffanThird Companion, son in law of Muhammad, and third of the 4 Rashidun-Caliphs.Buried within the former Mausolea of Jannatul Baqī‘ in Madīnah, Saudi ArabiaJannatul Baqī‘
FātimahSunni Muslims believe that she is the youngest of 4 daughters and the wife of ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib. The only daughter of Muhammad to outlive her father. The head of the only remaining seed of Muhammad till this day. Believed by Shia'a to be Muhammad's only daughter; while others are step-daughters.Either buried within the former Mausolea of Jannatul Baqī‘, or within Masjidun Nabawi in Madīnah, Saudi Arabianone
‘Alī ibn Abī TālibCousin of Muhammad, First Shī‘ah Imām and the only successor of Muhammad as accepted by Shī‘ah'sExact location under dispute. Shia'a Records report Buried in Najaf, Iraq.Sunni Records claim exact location unknown somewhere in Kufa, Iraq.
Hamza ibn Abdul-MuttalibUncle of Muhammad. One of the first converts and important figures in Early Islam.Buried outside Madina Munawwara, Saudi Arabia. Unmarked grave, however, location is known in folk-tradition, and surrounded by security.Near Archer's Hill, field of Battle of Uhud
Hasan ibn ‘AlīGrandson of Muhammad, son of ‘Alī and Fātimah, and Second Twelver Shī‘ah ImāmBuried within the former Mausolea of Jannatul Baqī‘ in Madīnah, Saudi Arabia. Graves are unmarked, however, locations are known in folk tradition.Jannatul Baqī‘
Husayn ibn ‘AlīGrandson of Muhammad, son of ‘Alī and Fātimah, and Third Twelver Shī‘ah ImāmBuried in Karbalā, IraqImām Husayn Mosque
Khalid ibn al-WalidBrilliant Military General, leader of Muslims Conquest of Syria.Buried in Hims, SyriaKhaled Bin Al-Walid Mosque
Abu Ayyub al-AnsariCompanion of Muhammad.Buried in Istanbul, TurkeyEyüp Sultan Mosque
‘Alī Zaynul ‘ĀbidīnSon of Husayn ibn ‘Alī and the Fourth Twelver Shī‘ah ImāmBuried within the former Mausolea of Jannatul Baqī‘ in Madīnah, Saudi Arabia. Graves are unmarked, however, locations are known in folk tradition.
Muhammad al-BāqirSon of ‘Alī Zaynul ‘Ābidīn and the Fifth Twelver Shī‘ah ImāmBuried within the former Mausolea of Jannatul Baqī‘ in Madīnah, Saudi Arabia. Graves are unmarked, however, locations are known in folk tradition.
Ja‘far as-SādiqSon of Muhammad al-Bāqir and the Sixth Twelver Shī‘ah ImāmBuried within the former Mausolea of Jannatul Baqī‘ in Madīnah, Saudi Arabia. Graves are unmarked, however, locations are known in folk tradition.
Mūsā al-KādhimSon of Ja‘far as-Sādiq and the Seventh Twelver Shī‘ah ImāmBuried in Kadhimayn, IraqAl-Kadhimiya Mosque
‘Alī ar-RidhāSon of Mūsā al-Kādhim and Eighth Twelver Shī‘ah ImāmBuried in Mashhad, IranImām Ridhā Mosque
Muhammad at-TaqīSon of ‘Alī ar-Ridhā and the Ninth Twelver Shī‘ah ImāmBuried in Kadhimayn, IraqAl-Kadhimiya Mosque
‘Alī an-NaqīSon of Muhammad at-Taqī and the Tenth Twelver Shī‘ah ImāmBuried in Sāmarrā', IraqAl-Askari Mosque
Hasan al-‘AskarīSon of ‘Alī an-Naqī and the Eleventh Twelver Shī‘ah ImāmBuried in Sāmarrā', IraqAl-Askari Mosque
SaladdinArmy General and Leader of Ayyubids State.Buried in Damascus, SyriaNear Umayyad Mosque

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Notes and References

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