Arlington National Cemetery
national cemetery in Virginia, United States
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Summary
Arlington National Cemetery is a war cemetery[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of war cemetery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,692 views/month, #1 of 104).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arlington County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: United States national cemetery[5], cemetery[6], war memorial[7], Direct Reporting Unit[8]
- Maintained by: United States Department of the Army[9]
- Owned by: United States Department of the Army[10]
- Commons category: Arlington National Cemetery[11]
- Has part(s): John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame[12]
- Inception: 1854[13]
- Official website: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/[14], https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Arlington National Cemetery[16]
- Commons gallery: Arlington National Cemetery[17]
- Heritage designation: National Register of Historic Places listed place[18]
- Date of official opening: May 13, 1864[19]
- Native label: Arlington National Cemetery[20]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials at Arlington National Cemetery[21]
- Different from: Arlington[22]
- Area: 2.53 km²[23]
- Quantity buried: 320,000[24]
- Number of graves: 400,000[25]
- Street address: 1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington, Virginia 22211[26]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Arlington National Cemetery[27]
- Social media followers: 55,392[28], 48,139[29], 56,031[30], 5350[31], 59,742[32]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Arlington National Cemetery include Arlington Cemetery Station[33], a metro station[34], in United States[35], founded in 1977[36].
Why It Matters
Arlington National Cemetery has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for it include Arlington Cemetery Station[33], a metro station[34], in United States[35], founded in 1977[36].