0
documented records
≈ 73k–150k
approx. capacity (graves)
3.63 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Behesht-e Zahra is the main cemetery of Tehran and the largest in Iran, located in Rey County in the south of Greater Tehran. It officially began operating in 1349 in the Iranian calendar (1970). The tomb of Ruhollah Khomeini lies in its west, and it has separate sections for the victims of the 7 Tir bombing, for artists and for other well-known figures.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 35.536269° N, 51.370183° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery 510 m away · Behesht-e Zahra
- Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery 1.1 km away · Behesht-e Zahra
- Segment 309 Cemetery 1.8 km away · Kahrizak
- Segment 308 Cemetery 1.8 km away · Kahrizak
- Segment 316 Cemetery 2.1 km away · Kahrizak
- Tehran Protestant Cemetery 2.9 km away · Baqershahr
- Kahrizak Cemetery 3.6 km away · Kahrizak
- Bagh Tooti Cemetery 8.1 km away · Sarsakht
- Torquzabad Cemetery 8.2 km away · Turquzabad
- Rey Martyrs' Cemetery 9.1 km away · Firuz Abadi
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How big is Behesht-e Zahrā?
Behesht-e Zahrā covers about 363 hectares (3.63 km²), about the same size as Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg. It is the largest of the 67 cemeteries we list in Tehran.