Absolute silence reigned in the whole necropolis.

Cemetery : a large burial ground, especially one not in a churchyard.
Hell : a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often traditionally depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth where the wicked are punished after death.
Cenotaph : a monument to someone buried elsewhere, especially one commemorating people who died in a war.
Churchyard : an enclosed area surrounding a church, especially as used for burials.
Necropolis : a cemetery, especially a large one belonging to an ancient city.

Synonym of Necropolis is Cemetery