Polish Cemetery in Tehran explained

Polish Cemetery
Established:1855
Country:Iran
Location:Ahang Expressway, 10th Farvardin street
Owner:Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization
Size:75000acres
Interments:22,000

The Polish Cemetery in Tehran is a historical cemetery situated in the eastern suburbs of Tehran, Iran, part of Doulab Christian Cemetery of Tehran. It was made during Evacuation of Polish civilians from the USSR in World War II. This cemetery contains the remains of 22,192 graves of the Polish civilians who perished due to sickness during their transport to the Middle East.[1] [2]

Overview

There are two memorials in this cemetery. The first, older one, is located in the center of the Polish section, built in honor of the victims of this historic migration, and the other, dated 2017, is a stony statue of the Polish White Eagle, with the left of the names of the refugees who drowned in the Caspian Sea, and to the right of it are the names of those buried in the cemeteries of Khorramshahr and Qazvin and in over cemeteries in Iran.[3]

See also

References

  1. Web site: گورستان آرزوها: لهستانی‌ها در تهران. isna. Persian.
  2. Web site: عکس/ گورستان لهستانی‌ها در تهران. Persian.
  3. Web site: گورستان آرزوها: لهستانی‌ها در تهران. isna. Persian.

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