Tehran War Cemetery Explained

Tehran War Cemetery
Established:1962
Country:Iran
Location:Gholhak, Tehran
Coordinates:35.7765°N 51.4387°W
Type:Military Cemetery
Owner:Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Size:20,000 m
Graves:551
Findagraveid:2284581

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 Persia and Russia without graves.

Notes and References

  1. News: Iran fines British embassy for 'environmental vandalism' in Tehran compound . Michael Theodoulou . The National . 22 November 2011 . 24 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111127211758/http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/middle-east/iran-fines-british-embassy-for-environmental-vandalism-in-tehran-compound . 27 November 2011 .
  2. Web site: Tehran War Cemetery . Commonwealth War Graves Commission . 24 November 2011.
  3. Web site: Tehran Memorial. Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. 3 September 2015.