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Behesht-e Zahra

Behesht-e Zahra is the largest in . Located in the southern part of metropolitan , it is connected to the city by Tehran Metro Line 1.
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  • 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 Imam Khomeini.

Monument
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is a monument, which is situated 240 metres south of Behesht-e Zahra.

Mosque
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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… is situated 1½ km northwest of Behesht-e Zahra.

Metro station
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Haram-e Motahhar-e Emam Khomeini Metro station, formerly simply called Haram-e Motahhar Metro Station, is a station of Metro Line 1. The next station is on the north side and Kahrizak on the south side. is situated 1 km north of Behesht-e Zahra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qaleh Sangi and Kahrizak.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the city of in Kahrizak District of , province, .

Town
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(Persian: كهريزک is a city in, and the capital of, District in , province, . It also serves as the administrative center for Rural District. is situated 2½ km southwest of Behesht-e Zahra.

Town
is a city in Kahrizak District of , province, . As the village of Baqerabad, it was the capital of Behnampazuki-ye Jonubi Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of . is situated 3 km east of Behesht-e Zahra.

Behesht-e Zahra

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
Geo­Names ID
649
Wiki­data ID
Q814479
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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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