Nor Burastan Cemetery
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| Nor Burastan Cemetery | |
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 Nor Burastan Cemetery in 2019 | |
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| Location | Tehran, Iran |
| Type | Armenian Church |
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]
Notable burials
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- Varoujan Hakhbandian (Վարուժան Հախբանդեան) (1936–1977) – musician
- Suren Arakelian (Սուրէն Առաքելեան) (fa) (1887–1979) – musician
- Arman Hovsepian (Արամայիս Հովսէփեան) (1921–1980) – actor[2][3]
- Zorik Moradian (Զորիկ Մուրադեան) (fa) (1960–1980) – war martyr
- Vartan Hovanessian (Վարդան Յովհանիսեան) (1896–1982) – architect[4]
- Razmik Minassian (Ռազմիկ Մինասեան) (1942–1985) – architect
- Vigen Karapetian (Վիգէն Կարապետեան) (fa) (1965–1987) – war martyr
- Hrair Khalatian (Հրայր Խալաթեան) (fa) (1929–1988) – politician
- Salma Gouyoumjian (Սալմա Գույումճեան) (fa) (1907–1990) – archaeologist
- Elbis Ferahian (Էլբիս Ֆերահեան) (fa) (1907–1994) – educator
- Haik Hovsepian Mehr (Հայկ Հովսէփեան Մեհր) (1945–1994), bishop of the Jama'at-e Rabbani church
- Clara Abkar (Կլարա Աբգար) (1916–1996) – painter, also known as Clara Abgar[5]
- Henrik Tamraz (Յենրիկ Թամրազ) (1935–1996) – weightlifter
- Samuel Khachikian (Սամուէլ Խաչիկեան) (1923–2001), film director[6]
- Emanuel Melik-Aslanian (Էմանուէլ Մելիք-Ասլանեան) (1915–2003) – musician
- Lorik Minassian (Լորիկ Մինասեան) (fa) (1944–2004) – actress
- Martik Ter-Avanessian (Մարտիկ Տէր-Ավանեսեան) (ru) (1937–2009) – physician
- Levon Davidian (Լևոն Դաւթեան) (1944–2009) – politician
- Caro Lucas (Կարո Լուկաս Ղուկասեան) (1949–2010) – scholar
- Alenush Terian (Ալենուշ Տէրեան) (1921–2011) – astronomer and physicist
- Valodya Tarkhanian (Վալոդյա Թարխանեան) (fa) (1925–2012) – musician
- Irene Zazians (Իրեն Զազեանց) (1927–2012) – actress
- Henry Johanes (Հենրի Ջոհանէս) (fa) (1932–2014) – tennis player
- Janet Lazarian (Ժանետ Լազարեան) (fa) (1940–2014) – author
- Bergrouni Poghosian (Բերգունի Պօղոսեան) (fa) (1948–2014) – filmmaker
- Robert Avetisian (Ռոբերտ Աւետիսեան) (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) – filmmaker
- Levon Haftvan (Լևոն Հաֆթվան) (fa) (1966–2018) – actor
- Lilit Teryan (Լիլիթ Տէրեան) (1930–2019) – sculptor
- Gurgen Grigorians (Գուրգէն Գրիգորեանս) (fa) (1933–2020) – film editor
- Serj Avagian (Սերժ Աւագեան) (fa) (1938–2020) – painter
- Serjik Teymourian (Սերժիկ Թէյմուրեան) (1974–2020) – football player
- Albert Minassian/Almin (Ալբերտ Մինասեան) (fa) (1952–2021) – writer
References
[edit]- ^ "گلباران آرامستان شهدای ارامنه تهران" [Golbaran Armenian Martyrs Cemetery in Tehran] (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2019-09-24.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Noted Director Samuel Khachikian Dies in Iran". Asbarez. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
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