List of cemeteries in Georgia (country)

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This is a list of cemeteries in Georgia.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mtatsminda Pantheon</span> Cemetery in Tbilisi, Georgia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro</span> Cemetery and museum in Ponce, Puerto Rico

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Komitas Pantheon</span> Cemetery in Yerevan, Armenia

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The Saburtalo Pantheon is a burial site in Tbilisi, Georgia, where some of the most prominent scientists and cultural activities are buried. It was opened in the 1970s. It consists of old (closed) and new pantheons.

The Didube Pantheon is a cemetery in Tbilisi, Georgia, where some of the most prominent writers, artists, scholars, scientists and political activists of Georgia are buried. These include Zurab Zhvania (1963–2005), who served as Prime Minister of Georgia in 2004. The cemetery was opened in 1939. The pantheon is located in the Didube District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vank, Nagorno-Karabakh</span> Place in Martakert, Artsakh

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holy Vartanants Martyrs Church</span>

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References

  1. (in Russian) В Тбилиси закрывается Дидубийский пантеон писателей и общественных деятелей
  2. (in Armenian) RAA գիտական ուսումնասիրություններ Գիրք II. Վրաց պետական քաղաքականությունը և հայ մշակույթի հուշարձանները (1988–1999), Դիվան վավերագրերին և լուսանկարների, կազմող Սամվել Կարապետյան. ISBN   5808001447 ԳՄԴ 85.113 (2Հ)
  3. The Chronicle of a Long Appropriation Process