grave

Also known as burial site, grave (place of interment)

thumb|upright|A grave inside Panteón Español, a 19th century cemetery in Mexico City A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried or interred after a funeral. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as graveyards or cemeteries.

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A grave is a place where a dead body is buried or laid to rest after a funeral, typically a human body though sometimes an animal's. Graves are usually found in designated burial areas like cemeteries and graveyards.

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Commons category: Graves
Commons gallery: Grave (place of interment)
OpenStreetMap tag: cemetery=grave
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In some religions, it is believed that the body must be burned or cremated for the soul to survive; in others, the complete decomposition of the body is considered to be important for the rest of the soul (see bereavement).