Bagh-e Rezvan Cemetery (Isfahan)

Cemetery in Iran
32°38′13″N 51°50′6″E / 32.63694°N 51.83500°E / 32.63694; 51.83500TypeMuslims, PublicOwned byCemeteries Organization of Isfahan MunicipalSize1,305 ha (3,220 acres)180 ha green spaceNo. of gravesAlmost 190 thousands (2017)[1]Websitehttps://new.isfahan.ir/Index.aspx?lang=1&sub=35

Bagh-e Rezvan Cemetery is the biggest cemetery in Isfahan, Iran.[2][3] There is a 55000m² water reservoir in the graveyard built in 2024, the biggest in the city.[4]

It is at 12 kilometers east of Isfahan.[5]

Notable burials

  • Lotfollāh Honarfar (fa) (1919–2006) – scholar
  • Ardeshir Hosseinpour (1962–2007) – scientist
  • Rezā Arhām Sadr (fa) (1923–2008) – actor
  • Mohammad Hoqouqi (1937–2009) – poet
  • Clārā Stepāniāns (fa) (1929–2015) – actress
  • Mahmoud Yāvari (1939–2020) – football coach and player
  • Hushang Harirchiān (1932–2024) – actor

References

  1. ^ "باغ رضوان اصفهان تا 75 سال آینده ظرفیت دفن مردگان را دارد". خبرگزاری موج (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  2. ^ "Thousands in Iran attend funeral for slain Guard members". AP News. 2019-02-16. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  3. ^ "Isfahan graveyard, phase 3 to be launch". IMNA. 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  4. ^ https://www.imna.ir/news/763649/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%BA-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C
  5. ^ "آرامستان باغ رضوان اصفهان، خانه ابدی قربانیان کرونایی". ایسنا (in Persian). 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
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