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Nor Burastan Cemetery (Persian: گورستان ارامنه تهران, lit. 'Tehran Armenian Cemetery'; Armenian: Թեհրանի Նոր Բուրաստան Գերեզմանատուն), also known as the Christian Armenian Burastan Cemetery, is the major Armenian cemetery located in southeast of Tehran. It was established in 1974 by the St. Stephen Chapel (hy), in Tehran.[1]
| Nor Burastan Cemetery | |
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 Nor Burastan Cemetery in 2019 | |
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| Details | |
| Location | Tehran, Iran |
| Type | Armenian Church |
| Find a Grave | Nor Burastan Cemetery |
Notable burials edit
- Clara Abkar (Կլարա Աբգար) (1916–1996) Iranian-born Armenian painter, also known as Clara Abgar[2]
- Robert Avetisian (Ռոբերտ Ավետիսյան) (fa) (1966–2014), war veteran
- Levon Davidian (Լեւոն Դաւթեան) (1944–2009), politician
- Elbis Ferahian (Էլբիս Ֆերահեան) (fa) (1907–1994), educator
- Salma Gouyoumjian (Սալմա Գույումճյան) (fa) (1907–1990), archaeologist
- Levon Haftvan (Լեւոն Հաֆթվան) (fa) (1966–2018), actor
- Varoujan Hakhbandian (Վարուժան Հախբանդյան) (1936–1977), musician
- Arman Hovsepian (Արամայիս Հովսեփյան) (1921–1980), actor[3][4]
- Vartan Hovanessian (Վարդան Յովհանիսեան) (1896–1982), architect[5]
- Andranik Hovian (Անդրանիկ Հովուեան) (fa) (1933–2015), scholar
- Vigen Karapetian (Վիգեն Կարապետյան) (fa) (1965–1987), war martyr
- Samuel Khachikian (Սամուէլ Խաչիկեան) (1923–2001), film director[6]
- Hrair Khalatian (Հրայր Խալաթյան) (fa) (1929–1988), politician
- Janet Lazarian (Ժանետ Լազարյան) (fa) (1940–2014), author
- Caro Lucas (Կարո Լուկաս Ղուկասեան) (1949–2010), scholar
- Emanuel Melik-Aslanian (Էմանուէլ Մելիք- Ասլանեան) (de) (1915–2003), musician
- Haik Hovsepian Mehr (Հայկ Հովսեփյան Մեհր) (1945–1994), bishop of the Jama'at-e Rabbani church
- Lorik Minassian (Լորիկ Մինասեան) (fa) (1944–2004), actress
- Razmik Minassian (Ռազմիկ Մինասեան) (1942- 1985), Iranian Air Force architect
- Zorik Moradian (Զորիկ Մուրադեան) (fa) (1960–1980), war martyr
- Bergrouni Poghosian (Բերգունի Պօղոսեան) (fa) (1948–2014), film maker
- Nshan Tanik (Նշան Թանիկ) (fa) (1949–2015), sculptor
- Valodya Tarkhanian (Վալոդյա Թարխանյան) (fa) (1925–2012), musician
- Alenush Terian (Ալենուշ Տերյան) (1921–2011), astronomer and physicist
- Lilit Teryan (Լիլիթ Տէրեան) (1930–2019), sculptor
- Garnik Yadegarian (Գարնիկ Եադեգարեան) (fa) (1960–2015), filmmaker
- Irene Zazians (Իրեն Զազյանց) (1927–2012), actress
References edit
- ^ "گلباران آرامستان شهدای ارامنه تهران" [Golbaran Armenian Martyrs Cemetery in Tehran] (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2019-09-24.
- ^ "هنرمندی که آثارش را زنان تاثیرگذار ایران؛ کلارا آبکار،" [Influential women of Iran; Clara Abkar, an artist who did not sell her works]. Iran Wire.
- ^ Sayyed Morteza Sayyed Mohammadi (1999). A Guide To Iranian Cinema Directors 1930-1999. Tehran: Simroo Publishing House. pp. 3–5. ISBN 978-964-5685-35-3.
- ^ Armenians And Iranian Cinema. Tehran: Film Museum Of Iran. Summer 2004. p. 98. ISBN 978-964-6728-44-8.
- ^ Armenians And Iranian Cinema. Tehran: Film Museum Of Iran. Summer 2004. p. 115. ISBN 964-6728-44-8.
- ^ "Noted Director Samuel Khachikian Dies in Iran". Asbarez. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
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