Zahir-od-dowleh cemetery

Zahir-od-dowleh Cemetery (Persian: ظهيرالدوله) is located in Darband, close to Tajrish, Shemiran[1] (now a neighbourhood inside Tehran's city limits) and many Iranian artists, poets and musicians are buried there.[2]

Zahir-od-dowleh cemetery
گورستان ظهیرالدوله
Zahir-od-dowleh cemetery
Zahir-od-dowleh cemetery
LocationShemiranat, Tehran, Iran
TypeCemetery

Notable burials
  • Ali Khan Zahir od-Dowleh (fa) (1864–1924) – Sufi leader
  • Gholamhossein Darvish (1872–1926) – musician
  • Prince Iraj Mirza (1874–1926) – Qajar prince and poet
  • Seifeddin Kermanshahi (fa) (1876–1932) – playwright
  • Princess Zahra Khanom Taj os-Saltaneh (1883–1936) – Qajar princess
  • Habib Samaei (1905–1941) – musician
  • Sharafeddin Qahramani (fa) (1900–1942) – author
  • Musa Hakimi Nazm os-Saltaneh (fa) (1864–1944) – constitutionalist
  • Hassan-Ali Mostashar Mostashar ol-Molk (fa) (1879–1945) – politician
  • Mohammad Masoud (ru) (1901–1947) – journalist
  • Prince Mohammad-Sadegh Morza Moezz od-Dowleh (fa) (1866–1948) – Qajar prince
  • Mohammd-Hossein Loghman Adham (fa) (1879–1950) – physician
  • Mohammad Taqi Bahar (1884–1951) – poet and scholar
  • Gholamreza Rashid Yasemi (1895–1951) – poet
  • Hossein Hangafarin (fa) (1875–1952) – musician
  • Reza Mahjubi (1898–1954) – musician
  • Hossein Taherzadeh (fa) (1882–1955) – singer
  • Hassan Loghman Adham (fa) (1884–1957) – politician
  • Abolhasan Saba (1902–1957) – musician
  • Qamar-ol-Moluk Vaziri (1905–1959) – singer
  • Dariush Rafiei (fa) (1927–1959) – singer
  • Esmail Marzban (fa) (1867–1960) – politician
  • Mohammad-Mehdi Obehi (fa) (1873–1960) – politician
  • Hossein Saba (fa) (1924–1960) – musician
  • Fazlollah Mohtadi Sobhi (fa) (1897–1962) – writer
  • Nosratollah Montaser (fa) (1899–1965) – mayor of Teheran
  • Morteza Mahjoubi (1899–1965) – musician
  • Ruhollah Khaleqi (1906–1965) – musician
  • Ahmad Nakhjavan (ru) (1893–1966) – IIAF general and chief of staff (1925–36)
  • Forough Farrokhzad (1934–1966) – poet
  • Hossein Masrour (fa) (1890–1968) – writer
  • Hossein Yahaghi (fa) (1903–1968) – musician
  • Mohammad-Hassan Rahi Moayyeri (1909–1968) – poet
  • Hassan Taqizadeh (1876–1969) – politician and veteran constitutionalist
  • Masoud Moazed (fa) (d. 1969) – politician
  • Ebrahim Mansouri (fa) (1899–1969) – musician
  • Moshir Homayoun Shahrdar (fa) (1885–1970) – musician
  • Jahanbakht Tofigh (1931–1970) – wrestler
  • Sobhi Fazl'ollah Mohtadi (1897–1962) – Author
  • Ali Eghbal (fa) (1899–1972) – politician
  • Mohammad Ameri (fa) (1889–1973) – politician
  • Hossein Tehrani (1912–1974) – musician
  • Ahmad Vosough (fa) (1899–1975) – IIA general
  • Farid Khaz'al (fa) (1927–1975) – IIN general
  • Nasrollah Saba (fa) (1886–1977) – politician
  • Giti Amir-Khosravi (fa) (1895–1977) – musician
  • Nur-Ali Borumand (de) (1905–1977) – musician
  • Fazael Tadayon (1908–1977) – IIAF general and chief of staff (1975–77)
  • Ali Neshat (1923–1979) – Imperial Guard general

References
  1. "Zahir-od-Dowleh Cemetery in Tehran | Travel to Iran". alaedin.travel.
  2. "Zahir-od-dowleh Cemetery and Ribat | ToIran, Tourism Platform". www.toiran.com.

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