Golzar Shohada of Qom
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| Golzar Shohada of Qom | |
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گلزار شهدای قم گلزار شهدای علی ابن جعفر (ع) | |
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| Details | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Coordinates | 34°37′52″N 50°53′51″E / 34.63124°N 50.8974°E |
| Type | Public, Muslim, Veterans, Historic, National |
| Style | Architectural, Artistic and Cultural style |
Golzar Shahada of Qom or Golzar Shahada Ali Ibn Jafar is a cemetery in Qom, Iran. This cemetery is the burial place of famous and historical people, also burial place of the martyrs of the Iran-Iraq war. This cemetery is the largest cemetery in Qom province. This cemetery is known as the second national cemetery of Iran with 3,000 martyrs belonging to the Iran-Iraq war and more than a thousand international martyrs. In this cemetery, prominent and important people are buried, including the martyrs related to the events of the Iranian revolution and the victims related to the Mena incident. Also, apart from Qomi and Iranian martyrs, there are also Iraqi martyrs who refused to fight in the Iraqi front, so they fought alongside the Iranian fighters against the Ba'ath regime and are buried in this cemetery.[1][2][3][4]