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Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery is in . Just across the Potomac River from , adjacent to the Pentagon, this national military cemetery includes John F.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Pentagon and US Marine Corps War Memorial.

Military installation
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The is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in , across the from The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II.

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The United States Marine Corps War Memorial is a national memorial located in in . The memorial was dedicated in 1954 to all Marines who have given their lives in defense of the since 1775.

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The is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the of The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor and Georgetown.

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The Rosslyn-Ballston corridor is the most densely populated area of .

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is a neighborhood in , south of and west of . It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.

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is the secondary "downtown" area of , after the Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor. This article also includes the nearby neighborhoods of Pentagon City, Arlington Ridge, and Aurora Highlands.

Arlington National Cemetery

Latitude
38.8794° or 38° 52′ 46″ north
Longitude
-77.0738° or 77° 4′ 26″ west
Elevation
154 feet (47 metres)
Open location code
87C4VWHG+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 356559879
Geo­Names ID
4744746
Wiki­data ID
Q216344
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Arlington National Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقبرة أرلينغتون الوطنية”
  • Armenian: “Արլինգտոնի ազգային գերեզմանատուն”
  • Armenian: “Արլինգտոնի գերեզմանատուն”
  • Asturian: “Campusantu Nacional d’Arlington”
  • Asturian: “Cementeriu Nacional d’Arlington”
  • Azerbaijani: “Arlinqton milli qəbiristanı”
  • Azerbaijani: “Arlinqton milli qəbiristanlığı”
  • Bashkir: “Арлингтон милли зыяраты”
  • Basque: “Arlingtongo Hilerri Nazionala”
  • Belarusian: “Арлінгтонскія могілкі”
  • Belarusian: “Арлінгтонскія нацыянальныя могілкі”
  • Bengali: “আর্লিংটন জাতীয় কবরস্থান”
  • Bosnian: “Nacionalno groblje Arlington”
  • Breton: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Breton: “Bered Arlington”
  • Breton: “Bered vroadel Arlington”
  • Bulgarian: “Арлингтън”
  • Bulgarian: “Национално гробище Арлингтън”
  • Catalan: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Catalan: “Cementiri d’Arlington”
  • Catalan: “Cementiri nacional d’Arlington”
  • Catalan: “Cementiri nacional dArlington”
  • Central Kurdish: “گۆڕستانی نیشتمانی ئارلینگتۆن”
  • Chinese: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Chinese: “阿林顿国家公墓”
  • Chinese: “阿灵顿公墓”
  • Chinese: “阿灵顿国家公墓”
  • Chinese: “阿靈頓公墓”
  • Chinese: “阿靈頓國家公墓”
  • Croatian: “Nacionalno groblje Arlington”
  • Czech: “Arlington Cemetery”
  • Czech: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Czech: “Arlingtonský hřbitov”
  • Czech: “Arlingtonský národní hřbitov”
  • Danish: “Arlington Cemetery”
  • Danish: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Danish: “Arlington-kirkegården”
  • Dutch: “Arlington National Cemetary”
  • Dutch: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقبرة ارلينجتون الوطنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Arlingtona nacia tombejo”
  • Estonian: “Arlingtoni riiklik kalmistu”
  • Finnish: “Arlingtonin hautausmaa”
  • Finnish: “Arlingtonin kansalliskalmisto”
  • Finnish: “Arlingtonin sankarihautausmaa”
  • Finnish: “Arlingtonin sotilashautausmaa”
  • French: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • French: “Cimetière d’Arlington”
  • French: “Cimetiere national d’Arlington”
  • French: “cimetière national d’Arlington”
  • French: “Cimetière national d’Arlington”
  • French: “Cimetière national dArlington”
  • Galician: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Galician: “Cemiterio Nacional de Arlington”
  • Georgian: “არლინგტონის ეროვნული სასაფლაო”
  • Georgian: “არლინგტონის ნაციონალური სასაფლაო”
  • German: “Arlington Cemetery”
  • German: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • German: “Arlington Nationalfriedhof”
  • German: “Nationalfriedhof Arlington”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Κοιμητήριο του Άρλινγκτον”
  • Haitian: “Arlington Nasyonal simityè”
  • Hausa: “Makabartar Arlington na Kasa”
  • Hawaiian: “Ka halekupapa mai aupuni sānakiuasa”
  • Hawaiian: “Ka Halekupapaʻu National Arlington”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות הלאומי ארלינגטון”
  • Hungarian: “Arlingtoni Nemzeti Temető”
  • Indonesian: “Pemakaman Nasional Arlington”
  • Indonesian: “Permakaman Nasional Arlington”
  • Irish: “Reilig Náisiúnta Arlington”
  • Italian: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Italian: “Cimitero di Arlington”
  • Italian: “cimitero nazionale di Arlington”
  • Italian: “Cimitero nazionale di Arlington”
  • Japanese: “アーリントン国立墓地”
  • Japanese: “アーリントン墓地”
  • Korean: “알링턴 국립 묘지”
  • Korean: “알링턴 국립묘지”
  • Latvian: “Ārlingtonas nacionālā kapsēta”
  • Luxembourgish: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Luxembourgish: “Arlington”
  • Macedonian: “Арлингтонски национални гробишта”
  • Malay: “Perkuburan Negara Arlington”
  • Malayalam: “ആർലിംഗ്ടൺ ദേശീയ സെമിത്തേരി”
  • Manx: “Ruillick Ashoonagh Arlington”
  • Marathi: “आर्लिंग्टन राष्ट्रीय दफनभूमी”
  • Mongolian: “Арлингтоны үндэсний оршуулгын газар”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Æresgravlunden i Arlington”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Arlington kirkegård”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Æresgravlunden i Arlington”
  • Norwegian: “Æresgravlunden i Arlington”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Cementèri Nacional d’Arlington”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Cementèri Nacional dArlington”
  • Ossetian: “Арлингтоны национ уæлмæрдтæ”
  • Persian: “آرامستان ملی آرلینگتون”
  • Persian: “آرامگاه ملی آرلینگتون”
  • Persian: “آرامگاهٔ ملی آرلینگتون”
  • Persian: “ارامگاه ملی ارلینگتون”
  • Persian: “ارامگاهٔ ملی ارلینگتون”
  • Persian: “قبرستان ملی آرلینگتون”
  • Persian: “گورستان ملی آرلینگتون”
  • Polish: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Polish: “Cmentarz Narodowy w Arlington”
  • Polish: “Narodowy Cmentarz w Arlington”
  • Portuguese: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Portuguese: “Cemitério de Arlington”
  • Portuguese: “Cemitério Nacional de Arlington”
  • Quechua: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Romanian: “Cimitirul național Arlington”
  • Russian: “Арлингтонское кладбище”
  • Russian: “Арлингтонское национальное кладбище”
  • Rusyn: “Арлингтонскый Народный Теметов”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cladh Nàiseanta Arlington”
  • Slovak: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Slovak: “Arlingtonský národný cintorín”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalno pokopališče Arlington”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio de Arlington”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio Nacional de Arlington”
  • Swedish: “Arlington Cemetary”
  • Swedish: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Swedish: “Arlingtonkyrkogården”
  • Tagalog: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Tagalog: “Pambansang Libingan ng Arlington”
  • Tagalog: “Pambansang Libingan sa Arlington”
  • Tatar: “Арлиңтон милли зираты”
  • Thai: “สุสานแห่งชาติอาร์ลิงตัน”
  • Turkish: “Arlington Milli Mezarlığı”
  • Turkish: “Arlington Ulusal Mezarlığı”
  • Ukrainian: “Арлінгтонський національний цвинтар”
  • Ukrainian: “Арлінґтонський національний цвинтар”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний Цвинтар в Арлінгтоні”
  • Urdu: “آرلنگٹن قومی قبرستان”
  • Vietnamese: “Arlington National Cemetery”
  • Vietnamese: “Nghĩa trang quốc gia Arlington”
  • Western Armenian: “Արլինկթընի Ազգային Գերեզմանատուն”
  • Western Frisian: “Nasjonaal Begraafplak Arlington”
  • Western Panjabi: “آرلنگٹن قومی قبرستان”

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