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Starokrymskoe Highway Cemetery, Mariupol

Local name: Кладовище на Старокримському шосе

Also known as Старе Старокримське кладовище · Kladbishche na Starokrymskom shosse · Старокримське кладовище · Starokrymske kladovyshche · Кладбище на Старокрымском шоссе

386

documented records

≈ 37k–74k

approx. capacity (graves)

1.85 km²

cemetery area

Nov 5, 2026

last modified

About this cemetery

The Starokrymske Cemetery is located in the urban-type settlement of Staryi Krym in Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast. It mainly serves the city of Mariupol and is described as the largest active cemetery of the city's 16, and one of the largest in Ukraine and Europe. Noted problems include the lack of a water supply and of trees. Reports in 2022 and 2026 described mass burial sites at or near the cemetery in Russian-occupied territory.

Cemetery location

GPS coordinates: 47.142370° N, 37.494042° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Starokrymskoe Highway Cemetery, Mariupol map Cemetery GPS-documented graves

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Common questions

How big is Starokrymskoe Highway Cemetery, Mariupol?

Starokrymskoe Highway Cemetery, Mariupol covers about 185 hectares (1.85 km²), about the same size as Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. It is the largest of the 244 cemeteries we list in Donetsk Oblast.

What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?

The oldest grave among the records we hold for Starokrymskoe Highway Cemetery, Mariupol is that of Nikolay Fedorovich Filankov, who died in 1944 at the age of 44.

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