Tehran War Cemetery | |
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Established | 1962 |
Location |
Gholhak, Tehran |
Country | Iran |
Coordinates | 35°46′35″N 51°26′19″E / 35.7765°N 51.4387°E |
Type | Military Cemetery |
Owned by | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Size | 20,000 m |
No. of graves | 551 |
Website | Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. |
Find a Grave | Tehran War Cemetery |
Tehran War Cemetery ( Persian: گورستان کمیسیون جنگهای مشترکالمنافع) is a war cemetery located in Gholhak Garden in the Iranian capital city of Tehran and located within the British Embassy residential compound [1] [2] and is where over 500 British and Commonwealth soldiers who perished in the First and Second World Wars are buried. [1] The site includes the Tehran Memorial, dedicated to those who have no known grave or whose grave is unmaintained. [2] [3] The cemetery is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The cemetery also has markers for those who died in Persia and Russia without graves.
Tehran War Cemetery | |
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| |
Details | |
Established | 1962 |
Location |
Gholhak, Tehran |
Country | Iran |
Coordinates | 35°46′35″N 51°26′19″E / 35.7765°N 51.4387°E |
Type | Military Cemetery |
Owned by | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Size | 20,000 m |
No. of graves | 551 |
Website | Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. |
Find a Grave | Tehran War Cemetery |
Tehran War Cemetery ( Persian: گورستان کمیسیون جنگهای مشترکالمنافع) is a war cemetery located in Gholhak Garden in the Iranian capital city of Tehran and located within the British Embassy residential compound [1] [2] and is where over 500 British and Commonwealth soldiers who perished in the First and Second World Wars are buried. [1] The site includes the Tehran Memorial, dedicated to those who have no known grave or whose grave is unmaintained. [2] [3] The cemetery is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The cemetery also has markers for those who died in Persia and Russia without graves.