Behesht-e Zahra

Behesht-e Zahra

Infobox_cemetery
name = Behesht-e Zahra
بهشت زهرا



imagesize = 300px
caption = Ayatollah Khomeini's Grave at Behesht-e Zahra
established = 1952
country = Iran flagicon|IRN
location = Tehran
coordinates = 30°54'13"N 55°42'56"E
type = Public
owner = Iranian Government
size = 434 hectares
graves=
website = [http://www.beheshtezahra.ir/ www.beheshtezahra.ir]
findagrave = [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=639925&CScn=Beh&CScntry=180& Find A Grave]
political =

Behesht-e Zahra (PerB|بهشت زهرا|,"The Paradise of Zahara"), is the largest cemetery in Iran. Located in the southern part of metropolitan Tehran, it is connected to the city by a metro line. Many of the deceased soldiers of the Iran–Iraq War are buried there.

Many Iranian officials, including Ayatollah Khomeini (previous Supreme leader of Iran), Mohammad-Ali Rajai (second Iranian president), Mohammad Javad Bahonar (Prime Minister), and many others are also buried there.


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