0
documented records
≈ 55–110
approx. capacity (graves)
2,730 m²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Sheikhan Cemetery is a historic cemetery near the shrine of Fatima Masumeh in Qom, also called the Scholars' Cemetery. It contains six tombs, each holding scholars from different historical periods, and is the burial place of many Shia scholars, hadith narrators and companions of the Imams. Martyrs of the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq war, and the physician Mohammad Gharib, are also buried there.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 34.642639° N, 50.881583° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Ghabrestan-e-now Cemetery 730 m away · Qom no
- Qom Martyrs Cemetery 1.8 km away · Golzar
- Bāgh-e Behesht-e ‘Alī Ebn-e Ja‘far 1.9 km away · Qom
- Vadi-o-Salam Cemetery 2.2 km away · VadiOssalam
- Qom Al Baqi Cemetery 7.3 km away · Baqee
- Behesht-e Ma‘şūmeh 8.4 km away · Qom
- Jafariyeh Martyrs' Cemetery 36 km away · Jafariyeh
- Imam ZadehSayed Mohammad Cemetery 45 km away · Aveh
- Aveh Cemetery 45 km away · Aveh
- San San Cemetery 57 km away · San San
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How big is Sheikhan Cemetery?
Sheikhan Cemetery covers about 2,730 m² (0.7 acres), about the size of 10 tennis courts. It is the 2nd smallest of the 8 cemeteries we list in Qom.