Behesht-e Shohada Cemetery
Behesht-e Shohada Cemetery is a cemetery in Lorestan, Western Iran. Behesht-e Shohada Cemetery is situated nearby to Hazrat Ali Mosque, as well as near the grassland Tahniat Square.- Type: Cemetery
- Denomination: Shia
- Also known as: “آرامستان بهشت شهدا”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Egyptian home and Jame‘ Mosque of Borujerd.
Egyptian home
Photo: Sogol ghafarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Egyptian home is situated 540 metres south of Behesht-e Shohada Cemetery.
Jame‘ Mosque of Borujerd
Mosque
Photo: Asadi, Public domain.
The Jāmeh Mosque of Borujerd is a Shi'ite Friday mosque in Borujerd, Lorestan province, western Iran. Situated in the old district of Borujerd city, previously called Do Dangeh, the Jameh Mosque of Borujerd was built on an ancient fire temple of the pre-Islamic Sasanian Empire in the 3rd century AH, and is the oldest mosque in the Zagros area and western Iran. Jame‘ Mosque of Borujerd is situated 1¼ km southeast of Behesht-e Shohada Cemetery.
Sultani Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Asadi s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Soltani Mosque of Borujerd, also known as the Imam Khomeini Mosque of Borujerd and the Shah Mosque of Borujerd, is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque in central Borujerd, Lorestan province, western Iran. Sultani Mosque is situated 1¼ km south of Behesht-e Shohada Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borujerd and Qaleh-ye Shamsi.
Borujerd
Photo: Babakgh, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Borujerd is an old city in Lorestan, a western province of Iran. The city has been populated since 50 AD. Many historical sites and monuments are located in and around the city.
Qaleh-ye Shamsi
Village
Qaleh-ye Shamsi is a village in Hemmatabad Rural District, in the Central District of Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 429, in 109 families. Qaleh-ye Shamsi is situated 3½ km west of Behesht-e Shohada Cemetery.
Shamsabad
Village
Shamsabad is a village in Hemmatabad Rural District, in the Central District of Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 654, in 143 families. Shamsabad is situated 4 km southwest of Behesht-e Shohada Cemetery.
Behesht-e Shohada Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Lorestan, Western Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.90652° or 33° 54′ 24″ northLongitude
48.75763° or 48° 45′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8H5CWQ45+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 428455751OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=shia
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