Tehran War Cemetery

Tehran War Cemetery is a war cemetery located in Gholhak Garden in the Iranian 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.

Tehran War Cemetery
Details
Established1962
Location
Gholhak, Tehran
CountryIran
Coordinates35.7765°N 51.4387°E / 35.7765; 51.4387
TypeMilitary Cemetery
Owned byCommonwealth War Graves Commission
Size20,000 m
No. of graves551
WebsiteCemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Find a GraveTehran War Cemetery

The cemetery also has markers for those whom died in Persia without a grave as well as those whom died in Russia without graves.[4]

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References
  1. Michael Theodoulou (22 November 2011). "Iran fines British embassy for 'environmental vandalism' in Tehran compound". The National. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  2. "Tehran War Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  3. "Tehran Memorial". Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  4. Tehran War Cemetery at Find a Grave
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