Behesht-e Zahra
Cemetery in Tehran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the village, see Beheshti, Tehran.
Behesht-e Zahra (Persian: بهشت زهرا, lit. The Paradise of Zahra, from Fatima az-Zahra) is the largest cemetery in Iran. Located in the southern part of metropolitan Tehran,[1] it is connected to the city by Tehran Metro Line 1.
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Established | 1970 |
Location | |
Country | Iran |
Coordinates | 35.536°N 51.370°E / 35.536; 51.370 |
Type | Public |
Size | 534 hectares (1,320 acres) |
No. of graves | 1,600,000 |
Website | beheshtezahra |
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