Tehran War Cemetery () is a

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located in Gholhak Garden in the Iranian capital city of

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

and located within the British Embassy residential compound and is where over 500 British and

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soldiers who perished in the

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and

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World Wars are buried. The site includes the Tehran Memorial, dedicated to those who have no known grave or whose grave is unmaintained. The cemetery is managed by the

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. The cemetery also has markers for those who died in Iran and

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without graves.

Gallery

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External links

* {{Find a Grave cemetery 1962 establishments in Iran Cemeteries in Tehran Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Iran