Tehran War Cemetery
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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.
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Established | 1962 |
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Country | Iran |
Coordinates | 35.7765°N 51.4387°E / 35.7765; 51.4387 |
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 |
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The cemetery also has markers for those who died in Persia and Russia without graves.[4]