Beheshti
Beheshti is a village in Azimiyeh Rural District of the Central District in Ray County, Tehran province, Iran. Behesht-e Zahra cemetery is located nearby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Iran
- Also known as: “Beheshti, Tehran”, “Shahīd Beheshtī”, “Valīābād Beheshtī”, “Valiabad-e Beheshti”, “Valīābād-e Beheshtī”, and “Vallad-e Beheshtī”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine and Tehran–Rey Railway.
Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine
Mosque
Photo: Agha Nader, Public domain.
The Shāh Abdol-Azīm Shrine is a Twelver Shi'ite funerary monument and religious complex, located in Rey, in the province of Tehran, Iran. The complex contains the tomb of ‘Abdul ‘Adhīm ibn ‘Abdillāh al-Hasanī.
Tehran–Rey Railway
Photo: Antoin Sevruguin, Public domain.
The narrow-gauge railway Tehran – Rey, which started its operation in 1888, is Iran's first railway line. Initially planned as a horse-drawn railway, it was operated as the Decauville railway with steam locomotives.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ray and District 20.
Ray
Ray is the oldest existing city of Tehran Province in Iran. It is best known for being the birthplace of Abbasid caliph, Harun al-Rashid.District 20
Suburb
Ray County is in Tehran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ray. District 20 is situated 3 km northeast of Beheshti.
Jafarabad-e Baqeraf
Village
Jafarabad-e Baqeraf is a village in Aftab Rural District of Aftab District in Tehran County, Tehran province, Iran. Jafarabad-e Baqeraf is situated 3 km southwest of Beheshti.
Beheshti
- Category: village
- Location: Tehran, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“Beheshti” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Beheshti”
- Dutch: “Beheshti, Tehran”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بهشتی”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Beheshti”
- Persian: “بهشتی (ری)”
- Persian: “بهشتی”
- Persian: “شهید بهشتی”
- Persian: “وَلَّدِ بِهِشتی”
- Persian: “ولی آباد بهشتی”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Qal‘eh Beheshtī and Dowlatabad-e Qeysariyeh.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Īstgāh-e Rāh Āhan-e Rey and Bīmārestān-e Rezā Shāh-e Kabīr.
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