Bagh-e Rezvan Cemetery (Isfahan)
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| Established | 1970 |
| Country | Iran |
| Coordinates | 32°38′13″N 51°50′6″E / 32.63694°N 51.83500°E |
| Type | Muslims, Public |
| Owned by | Cemeteries Organization of Isfahan Municipal |
| Size | 1,305 ha (3,220 acres)180 ha green space |
| No. of graves | Almost 190 thousands (2017)[1] |
| Website | https://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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "باغ رضوان اصفهان تا 75 سال آینده ظرفیت دفن مردگان را دارد". خبرگزاری موج (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ "Thousands in Iran attend funeral for slain Guard members". AP News. 2019-02-16. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ "Isfahan graveyard, phase 3 to be launch". IMNA. 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ 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
- ^ "آرامستان باغ رضوان اصفهان، خانه ابدی قربانیان کرونایی". ایسنا (in Persian). 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
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