Nor Burastan Cemetery ( hy, Թեհրանի Նոր Բուրաստան Գերեզմանատուն) (also known as the Christian Armenian Burastan Cemetery) is the major

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cemetery located in southeast of

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

. It was established in 1974 and has a chapel by the name of St. Stephen ( hy).

Notable burials

Varoujan Hakhbandian Varoujan Hakhbandian ( fa, واروژان هاخباندیان , hy, Վարուժան Հախբանդյան), mostly known as Varoujan (Qazvin, 4 December 1936 – Tehran, 17 September 1977) was an Iranian songwriter, composer and arranger of Ar ...

(Վարուժան Հախբանդյան) (1936–1977) – musician * Arman Hovsepian (Արամայիս Հովսեփյան) (1921–1980) – actor * Zorik Moradian (Զորիկ Մուրադեան) ( fa) (1960–1980) –

war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

martyr *

Vartan Hovanessian Vartan Hovanessian ( hy, Վարդան Յովհանիսեան; Persian:وارطان هوانسیان , 1896 in Tabriz – 1982 in Tehran) was an Iranian Armenian architect and leading figure in architectural practice and philosophy. He was ...

(Վարդան Յովհանիսեան) (1896–1982) – architect * Vigen Karapetian (Վիգեն Կարապետյան) ( fa) (1965–1987) – war martyr * Hrair Khalatian (Հրայր Խալաթյան) ( fa) (1929–1988) – politician * Salma Gouyoumjian (Սալմա Գույումճյան) ( fa) (1907–1990) – archaeologist * Elbis Ferahian (Էլբիս Ֆերահեան) ( fa) (1907–1994) – educator * Haik Hovsepian Mehr (Հայկ Հովսեփյան Մեհր) (1945–1994) – bishop of the

Jama'at-e Rabbani Jama'at-e Rabbani ( fa, جماعت ربانی) is the Iranian branch of the Assemblies of God, one of the largest evangelical Pentecostal Christian churches. It has its centre in Tehran, Iran. Many (about 80%) of its adherents are converts from ...

church * Clara Abgar (Կլարա Աբգար) ( hy) (1922–1996) – painter *

Samuel Khachikian Samuel Khachikian ( hy, Սամուէլ Խաչիկեան ; fa, ساموئل خاچیکیان; October 21, 1923 – October 22, 2001) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, author, and film editor of Armenian descent. He was one of the most ...

(Սամուէլ Խաչիկեան) (1923–2001) – film director * Emanuel Melik-Aslanian (Էմանուէլ Մելիք- Ասլանեան) ( de) (1915–2003) – musician * Lorik Minassian (Լորիկ Մինասեան) ( fa) (1944–2004) – actress *

Caro Lucas Caro Lucas Ghukasian ( hy, Կարո Լուկաս Ղուկասեան); ( fa, کارو لوکاس قوکاسیان; September 4, 1949 – July 8, 2010) was an Iranian Armenian scientist. His many areas of contribution to Iranian scientific society ...

(Կարո Լուկաս Ղուկասեան) (1949–2010) – scholar * Valodya Tarkhanian (Վալոդյա Թարխանյան) ( fa) (1925–2012) – musician * Irene Zazians (Իրեն Զազյանց) (1927–2012) – actress * Levon Davidian (Լեւոն Դաւթեան) (1944–2009) – politician *

Alenush Terian Ālenush Teriān ( hy, Ալենուշ Տէրեան; fa, آلنوش طریان; also: آلنوش تریان; November 9, 1921 – March 4, 2011) was an Iranian-Armenian astronomer and physicist and is called 'Mother of Modern Iranian Astronomy'. ...

(Ալենուշ Տերյան) (1921–2011) – astronomer and physicist * Janet Lazarian (Ժանետ Լազարյան) ( fa) (1940–2014) – author * Bergrouni Poghosian (Բերգունի Պօղոսեան) ( fa) (1948–2014) – film maker * Robert Avetisian (Ռոբերտ Ավետիսյան) ( fa) (1966–2014) – war veteran * Andranik Hovian (Անդրանիկ Հովուեան) ( fa) (1933–2015) – scholar * Nshan Tanik (Նշան Թանիկ) ( fa) (1949–2015) – sculptor * Garnik Yadegarian (Գարնիկ Եադեգարեան) ( fa) (1960–2015) – film maker * Levon Haftvan (Լեւոն Հաֆթվան) ( fa) (1966–2018) – actor * Lilit Teryan (Լիլիթ Տէրեան) (1930–2019) – sculptor * Razmik Minassian (Ռազմիկ Մինասեան) (1942- 1985) Iranian Air Force Architect

References

External links

* Cemeteries in Tehran Cemeteries in Iran Armenian cemeteries {{Iran-cemetery-stub