Behesht-e Zahra
Behesht-e Zahra is the largest cemetery in Iran. Located in the southern part of metropolitan Tehran, it is connected to the city by Tehran Metro Line 1.- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in metropolitan Tehran, Iran
- Also known as: “Behesht-e Zahrā”, “Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery”, “Bihisht-i Zahra”, “General Cemetery of Tehran”, “Gūrestān-e Behesht-e Zahrā”, and “Tehran General Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hafte Tir Mausoleum and Mausoleum of Imam Khomeini.
Hafte Tir Mausoleum
Monument
Hafte Tir Mausoleum is a monument, which is situated 240 metres south of Behesht-e Zahra.
Mausoleum of Imam Khomeini
Mosque
The Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, also known as the Holy Shrine, or the Haram Motahhar, is a Shi'ite Islamic mausoleum that houses the tombs of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, his wife Khadijeh Saqafi, and his second son Ahmad Khomeini; and some political… Mausoleum of Imam Khomeini is situated 1½ km northwest of Behesht-e Zahra.
Haram-e Motahar-e Imam Khomeini
Metro station
Haram-e Motahhar-e Emam Khomeini Metro station, formerly simply called Haram-e Motahhar Metro Station, is a station of Tehran Metro Line 1. The next station is Shahed - Bagher Shahr on the north side and Kahrizak on the south side. Haram-e Motahar-e Imam Khomeini is situated 1 km north of Behesht-e Zahra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qaleh Sangi and Kahrizak.
Qaleh Sangi
Neighborhood
Qaleh Sangi is a neighborhood in the city of Kahrizak in Kahrizak District of Ray County, Tehran province, Iran.
Kahrizak
Town
Kahrizak (Persian: كهريزک is a city in, and the capital of, Kahrizak District in Ray County, Tehran province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Kahrizak Rural District. Kahrizak is situated 2½ km southwest of Behesht-e Zahra.
Baqershahr
Town
Baqershahr is a city in Kahrizak District of Ray County, Tehran province, Iran. As the village of Baqerabad, it was the capital of Behnampazuki-ye Jonubi Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Khurin. Baqershahr is situated 3 km east of Behesht-e Zahra.
Behesht-e Zahra
- Category: burial
- Location: Tehran, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.53706° or 35° 32′ 13″ north
Longitude
51.37414° or 51° 22′ 27″ east
Elevation
1,024 metres (3,360 feet)
Open location code
8H7HG9PF+RM
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Behesht-e Zahra” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جنة الزهراء”
- Arabic: “مقبرة طهران العامة”
- Armenian: “Բեհեշտ-է Զահրա”
- Azerbaijani: “Behişti-Zəhra qəbiristanlığı”
- Azerbaijani: “Behişti-Zəhra”
- Catalan: “Behesht-e Zahra”
- Central Kurdish: “بەھەشتی زەھرا”
- Chinese: “貝赫什特-扎赫拉公墓”
- Chinese: “贝赫什特-扎赫拉公墓”
- Czech: “Behešt-e Zahrá”
- Danish: “Behescht-e Zahra”
- Dutch: “Behesht-e Zahra”
- French: “Behesht-e Zahra”
- German: “Behescht-e Zahra”
- Hebrew: “בהשת-י זהרא”
- Japanese: “ベヘシュテ・ザフラー”
- Japanese: “ベヘシュテ・ザフラー共同墓地”
- Japanese: “ベヘシュテ・ザフラー墓地”
- Japanese: “ベヘシュテザフラー”
- Ossetian: “Бехеште-Захра”
- Persian: “بهشت زهرا”
- Persian: “بِهِشتِ زَهرا”
- Persian: “بهشت زهرای تهران”
- Persian: “قبرستان بهشت زهرا”
- Persian: “گورستان بهشت زهرا”
- Persian: “گورستان عمومی تهران”
- Polish: “Behesht-e Zahra”
- Russian: “Бехеште-Захра”
- Slovenian: “Behešt-e Zahra”
- Spanish: “Cementerio de Behesht Zahra”
- Swedish: “Behesht-e Zahra”
- Turkish: “Behişt-i Zehra”
- Ukrainian: “Бегеште-Загра”
- Ukrainian: “Бехеште-Захра”
- Urdu: “بہشت زہرا”
- Welsh: “Behesht-e Zahra”
- Western Armenian: “Պեհէշթ է Զահրա”
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