necropolis
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The Al-Bass site is centred on a necropolis that dates back three millennia to Tyre's time as a major Phoenician city and was still in use until the Arab conquests of the 7h Century.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Today the glamorous necropolis is “the jewel in the crown of cemetery tourism,” Mr. Gallot notes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
A regional court recently struck down a project proposed near Pranu Muttedu, a Neolithic necropolis that has been called the Sardinian Stonehenge.
From Salon • Nov. 23, 2024
On 23 October, the IDF issued evacuation orders for neighbourhoods close to the city's Roman ruins, including the remains of a necropolis and a hippodrome.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024
Even though neither of us was superstitious, that necropolis of crosses, cupolas, and tombstones had us pretty nervous.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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