Behesht-e Zahra is the largest cemetery in Iran. Located in the southern part of metropolitan Tehran, it is connected to the city by Tehran Metro Line 1.
Beheshte Zahra Cemetery 33
Tomb of Ruhollah Khomeini
Tombs of Mostafa Chamran and Javad Fakoori
Tomb of Esmat Dowlatshahi
Ruhollah Mostafavi Khomeini was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the leader of the Iranian Revolution, whi
Behesht-e Zahra
…Kāzem Sāmi (1935–1988) – minister of health (1979) Ruhollāh Khomeini (1902–1989) – cleric and supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–1989) Asadollāh Mobāsheri (1909–1990) – minister of justice…
Portrait of Ruhollah Khomeini, 1981
Khomeini's birthplace at Khomeyn
Khomeini as a student with his friends (second from right)