Khovanskoye Cemetery, Cemetery complex in Leninsky District, Russia

Khovanskoye Cemetery covers 197 hectares beyond the Moscow Ring Road at the 21st kilometre of the Kiev Highway, near Mosrentgen and Nikolo-Khovanskoye. It is divided into Central (1972), Northern (1978) and Western (1992) sections, with a crematorium built in 1988 and a Russian Orthodox chapel visited by Patriarch Alexius II. Rows of low black stone monuments with rounded or stepped tops stand on paved ground, some bordered by low curbs with corner posts; a larger central marker bears two oval portrait medallions.

Founded in 1972 beside the village of Nikolo-Khovanskoye, the cemetery covered 87.72 hectares; it grew by 60 hectares in 1978 and by 50.12 hectares in 1992. A crematorium opened on the grounds in 1988, and in 1998 the site was divided into Northern, Central and Western cemeteries under the Ritual state service.

The grounds hold a Russian Orthodox chapel visited by Patriarch Alexius II and maintain a crematorium built in 1988. Workers from different ethnic backgrounds care for the graves and handle daily tasks across the site.

The administration maintains digital archives with photos of memorials, allowing relatives to access grave information through online databases. The pathways are wide enough for vehicles and pedestrians moving between the three sections.

The administration generates monthly revenues of 20 million rubles from grave maintenance services that families book for long-term upkeep. This income supports infrastructure maintenance and employs care staff across the sprawling grounds.