- Behesht-e Zahra
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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 inIran . Located in the southern part of metropolitanTehran , it is connected to the city by a metro line. Many of the deceased soldiers of theIran–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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