0
documented records
≈ 33k–67k
approx. capacity (graves)
1.67 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Behesht-e Reza is the main cemetery of Mashhad, about 8 km along the Mashhad-Fariman road. It was founded in 1976 (1355 in the Iranian calendar) and covers 165 hectares. It holds more than 400,000 burials and includes sections for martyrs.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 36.166800° N, 59.701800° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Mashhad Cemetery 3.7 km away · Mashhad
- Toroq Cemetery 6.3 km away · Toroq
- Mehdi Abad Behesht-e Samen al-Aemmeh Cemetery 13 km away · Mehdi Abad
- Amir AlMomenin Cemetery 14 km away · Mashhad
- Shotorak Cemetery 17 km away · Shotorak
- Kenevist Cemetery 17 km away · Kenevist
- SisAbad Cemetery 19 km away · SisAbad
- Amarghan Cemetery 20 km away · Amarghan
- Dehrud Cemetery 20 km away · Mashhad
- Khajeh Rabi Cemetery 21 km away · Khajeh Rabi
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How big is Behesht-e Reẕā?
Behesht-e Reẕā covers about 167 hectares (1.67 km²), about the same size as Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. It is the largest of the 136 cemeteries we list in Razavi Khorasan.