Tehran War Cemetery
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| Tehran War Cemetery | |
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| File:Tehran War Cemetery 1206.jpg | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1962 |
| Location | Gholhak, Tehran |
| Country | Iran |
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| Type | Military Cemetery |
| Owned by | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Size | 20,000 m |
| No. of graves | 551 |
| Website | Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. |
| Find a Grave | Tehran War Cemetery |
Tehran War Cemetery (Persian: گورستان کمیسیون جنگهای مشترکالمنافع) is a war cemetery located in Gholhak Garden in the Iranian capital city of Tehran and located within the British Embassy residential compound[1][2] and is where over 500 British and Commonwealth soldiers who perished in the First and Second World Wars are buried.[1] The site includes the Tehran Memorial, dedicated to those who have no known grave or whose grave is unmaintained.[2][3] The cemetery is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The cemetery also has markers for those who died in Iran and Russia without graves.
Gallery
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Tehran War Cemetery
References
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External links
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