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This is a list of religious centers in
Tehran
, Iran.
Contents
Shrines and imamzadehs
Mosques and madrasehs
Hosseiniehs and tekyeh
Fire temples
Baha'i house of worship
Churches
Eastern Christian churches
Catholic churches
Protestant churches
Synagogues
Gurdwaras
Other religious centers
See also
References
Shrines and
imamzadehs
Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine
Imamzadeh Saleh, Shemiran
Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine
, Imamzadeh Hamzeh
(
fa
)
and
Reza Shah's Mausoleum
(demolished) –
Rey
Bibi Shahrbanu Shrine
– Rey
Imamzadeh Abdollah
shrine and cemetery – Rey
Imamzadeh Yahya
(
fa
)
– Owdelajan
Imamzadeh Seyed Nasreddin
(
fa
)
– Khayyam St.
Imamzadeh Seyed Esmail
(
fa
)
– Tehran Grand Bazaar
Imamzadeh Zeid
(
fa
)
– Tehran Grand Bazaar
Imamzadeh Seyed Vali
(
fa
)
– Tehran Grand Bazaar
Imamzadeh Seyed Eshaq
(
fa
)
– Naser Khosrow St.
Imamzadeh Qassem
(
fa
)
–
Tajrish
Imamzadeh Saleh
– Tajrish
Imamzadeh Esmail – Zargandeh
(
fa
)
Imamzadeh Esmail
(
fa
)
– Chizar
(
fa
)
Imamzadeh Ali-Akbar
(
fa
)
– Chizar
Imamzadeh Hassan
(
fa
)
– Qazvin Rd.
Imamzadeh Masoum
(
fa
)
– Qazvin Rd.
Imamzadeh Qazi al-Saber
(
fa
)
– Vanak
Imamzadeh Mohammad-Vali
(
fa
)
–
Darakeh
Imamzadeh Saleh
(
fa
)
–
Farahzad
Imamzadeh Panj-Tan
(
fa
)
–
Lavizan
Imamzadeh Esmail
(
fa
)
–
Lavasan
Imamzadeh Hadi
– Rey
Imamzadeh Abolhassan
(
fa
)
– Rey
Imamzadeh Bibi Zobeideh
(
fa
)
– Rey
Imamzadeh Zeid
(
fa
)
– Vasafnard
Imamzadeh Davood
–
Imamzadeh Davood
Mosques
and
madrasehs
Jameh Mosque of Tehran
Shah Mosque
Haj Rajab-Ali Mosque
Sepahsalar Mosque
Tehran in 1960s
A mosque at the
Tehran International Permanent Fairground
Old Jame Mosque
–
Tehran Grand Bazaar
– 1662 (1072 AH)
Mohammadieh Madraseh
(
fa
)
– Tehran Grand Bazaar – 18th century
Haj Rajab-Ali Mosque
(
fa
)
–
Buzarjomehri
St. – 1800 (1215 AH)
Shah Mosque
– Tehran Grand Bazaar – 1810–1825 (1225–1240 AH)
Khan-e Marvi Madraseh
(
fa
)
– Marvi St. – 1816 (1231 AH)
Haj Seyed Azizollah Mosque
(
fa
)
– Tehran Grand Bazaar – Early 19th century
Malek Mosque – Tehran Grand Bazaar – Early 19th century
Aqa Mahmoud Mosque
(
fa
)
– Marvi St. – 1828 (1243 AH)
Beinol-Haramein Mosque – Tehran Grand Bazaar – 1835 (1251 AH)
Chalanchi Khan Mosque – Tehran Grand Bazaar – 1837 (1253 AH)
Kharaqaniha Mosque – Rey St. – Mid-19th century
Sanee od-Dowleh Mosque – Tehran Grand Bazaar – Mid-19th century
Memarbashi Mosque and Madraseh
(
fa
)
– Emamzadeh Yahya – Mid-19th century
Sheikh Abdolhussein Mosque and Madraseh
(
fa
)
– Pachenar – 1854 (1270 AH)
Old Sepahsalar Mosque and Madraseh
(
fa
)
– Marvi St. – 1861 (1277 AH)
Abdollah Khan Madraseh – Tehran Grand Bazaar – 1861 (1277 AH)
Asefieh Madraseh – Tehran Grand Bazaar – 1861 (1277 AH)
Aqa Mosque – Buzarjomehri St. – 1863 (1280 AH)
Moayyer ol-Mamalek Mosque and Madraseh
(
fa
)
– Khayyam Ave. – 1867 (1284 AH)
Haj Qanbar-Ali Khan Mosque and Madraseh
(
fa
)
– Cyrus Ave. – 1871 (1288 AH)
Khazen ol-Molk Mosque and Madraseh
(
fa
)
– Tehran Grand Bazaar – 1876 (1293 AH)
Pamenar/Agha Bahram Mosque
(
fa
)
– Pamenar St.
(
fa
)
– 19th century
Amin od-Dowleh Mosque – Tehran Grand Bazaar – 19th century
Aqsa Mosque and Madraseh – Mowlavi Ave. – 19th century
Aqa Jalal Mosque – Rey St. – 19th century
Haj Seif od-Dowleh – Zahir-ul-Eslam St. – 19th century
Dabbaghkhaneh Mosque – Buzarjomehri St. – 19th century
Saheb-Jam Mosque – Saheb-Jam St. – 19th century
Majd od-Dowleh Mosque
(
fa
)
– Sepah St. – 19th century
Niaki Mosque – Pamenar St. – 19th century
Haft-Tan Mosque – Tehran Grand Bazaar – 19th century
Haft-Dokhtaran Mosque – Tehran Grand Bazaar – 19th century
Chaharsuq Bozorg Mosque – Tehran Grand Bazaar – 19th century
Chaharsuq Kuchak Mosque – Tehran Grand Bazaar – 19th century
Nezam od-Dowleh Mosque
(
fa
)
– Naser Khosrow St. – 19th century
Mirza Mousa Mosque
(
fa
)
– Tehran Grand Bazaar – 19th century
Philsuf od-Dowleh Madraseh
(
fa
)
– Tehran Grand Bazaar – 19th century
Dangi Madraseh – Pamenar St. – 19th century
New Sepahsalar Mosque
and Madraseh –
Baharestan Sq.
– 1879–1892 (1296–1309 AH)
Kazemieh Madraseh – Emamzadeh Yahya – 1881 (1298 AH)
Saheb-Divan Mosque – Tehran Grand Bazaar – 1885 (1302 AH)
Seraj ol-Mulk Mosque – Amir-Kabir Ave. – 1886 (1303 AH)
Saneeieh Madraseh – Emamzadeh Yahya – 1886 (1303 AH)
Haj Abolfath Mosque and Madraseh – Rey St. – 1888–1894 (1305–1312 AH)
Behbahani Mosque – Buzarjomehri St. – 1893 (1311 AH)
Haj Esmail Mosque – Shah Sq. – 1896 (1314 AH)
Moezz od-Dowleh Mosque
(
fa
)
– Iran St. – 1899 (1317 AH)
Moshir os-Saltaneh Mosque and Madraseh
(
fa
)
– Mowlavi Ave. – 1900 (1318 AH)
Hemmatabad Mosque – Sepah Ave. – 1906 (1324 AH)
Qandi Mosque
(
fa
)
– Khaniabad – 1908 (1327 AH)
Sanee-Divan Mosque – Shahpur Ave. – 1915 (1333 AH)
Hedayat Mosque
– Istanbul Ave. – Early 20th century
Haj Saqabashi Mosque – Iran St. – Early 20th century
Monirieh Mosque – Qazvin Ave. – Early 20th century
Salman Mosque
(
fa
)
– Shahbaz Ave. – Early 20th century
Firouzabadi Mosque
(
fa
)
– Rey – Early 20th century
Lorzadeh Mosque
– 1940s
Fakhr-od-dowleh Mosque
– Fakhrabad – 1945
Sajjad Mosque
(
fa
)
– Fakhr-e Razi St. – 1947
Arg Mosque
(
ru
)
– Arg Square – 1949
Qoba Mosque
– Old Shemiran Rd. – 20th century
Abouzar Mosque
(
fa
)
– Fallah – 20th century
Mojtahedi Madraseh
(
fa
)
– Tehran Grand Bazaar – 1956
Tehran University Mosque
(
fa
)
– Tehran University – 1966
Al-Javad Mosque – 20th century
Khomeini Madraseh
(
fa
)
– Ozgol – 2003
Grand Mosalla mosque of Tehran
Hosseiniehs
and
tekyeh
Hosseinieh Ershad
Takyeh Dowlat
–
Golestan Palace
(demolished)
Tajrish Tekyeh
(
fa
)
–
Tajrish
Aqa Seyed Hashem
(
fa
)
– Naderi Ave.
Dezashib Hosseineh
(
fa
)
– Dezashib
(
fa
)
Niavaran Tekyeh
(
fa
)
–
Niavaran
Nafarabad Tekyeh
(
fa
)
– Rey
Hosseiniyeh Ershad
– Old Shemiran Rd.
Jamaran Hussainiya
–
Jamaran
Fire temples
Adrian
Fire temple
in Tehran
Fire Temple of Bahram
– Rey – before Islam
Adrian Temple
(
fa
)
–
Qavam
St. – 1907
Markar Complex –
TehranPars
– 1930s
Shah Vrahram Izad – South
Karegar St.
Kushk-e Varjavand
(
fa
)
– Karaj Rd.
Great Adorian –
Vanak
– Under Construction
Tower of Silence (Dakhmeh-ye Gabrha)
(
fa
)
– Located on Moshirieh Rd.
(
fa
)
behind 7th unit of Tehran Cement Plant. It is circular in shape.
Qasr-e-Firuzeh
(
fa
)
Zoroastrian Cemetery – 1935
Baha'i house of worship
Hazirat ol-Qods in 1955 before demolition of its dome
Hazirat ol-Qods (changed to a cultural center)
(
fa
)
– Hafez Ave.
Proposed House of Worship
Churches
Saint Sarkis Armenian Cathedral in Tehran
Eastern Christian churches
Armenian Apostolic
St. Sarkis Cathedral
(Սուրբ Սարգիս մայր տաճար) and Prelacy – KarimKhan Blvd.
(
fa
)
– 1970
Saint George Church
(Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի)
(
hy
)
– Shahpur Ave.
(
fa
)
– 1795
Sts. Thaddeus-Bartholomew Church
(Սուրբ Թադևոս-Բարդուղիմեոս եկեղեցի) – Tehran Grand Bazaar – 1768
Saint Minas Church
(Սուրբ Մինաս եկեղեցի)
(
hy
)
–
Vanak
– 1854
Holy Mary Church
(Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի) – Qavam St.
(
fa
)
– 1945
Holy Translators Church (Սուրբ Թարգմանչաց եկեղեցի)
(
hy
)
– Vahidieh – 1868
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church (Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ եկեղեցի)
(
hy
)
– Majidieh
(
fa
)
– 1982
Saint Vardan Church
(Սրբոց Վարդանանց եկեղեցի) – Heshmatieh – 1986
Saint John Chapel (Սուրբ Յովհաննէս մատուռ) –
Doulab Armenian Cemetery
– 1936
Saint Stephen Chapel (Սուրբ Ստեփանոս մատուռ)
(
hy
)
–
Nor Burastan Armenian Cemetery
– 1974
Holy Cross Chapel (Սուրբ Խաչ մատուռ) –
Ararat Stadium
– 1987
Saint George Armenian Church in Shahpur Ave.
Assyrian Church of the East
Saint George Church (Mar Gevargiz) – Bagh-e-Shah
(
fa
)
– 1962
Holy Mary Church (Mart Maryam) – Sarbaz St. – 1978
Eastern Orthodox churches
Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Mary, Tehran
Holy Mary Greek Orthodox Church
– Roosevelt St. – 1941
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
– Roosevelt St. – 1945
Russian Orthodox Chapel –
Doulab Russian Cemetery
Catholic churches
Armenian Catholic
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Armenian-Catholic Church in Tehran, (2011)
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church (Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ եկեղեցի) – Ghazali St. – 1954
Saint Joseph Church (Սուրբ Յովսէփ եկեղեցի) –
Mirdamad Blvd.
– 1963
Holy Mary Church (Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի) –
Yusefabad
Armenian Catholic Chapel –
Doulab Armenian Catholic Cemetery
– 1946
Chaldean Catholic
Saint Joseph Cathedral
(Mar Yozef) – Forsat St. – 1950
Holy Virgin Church – Appadana St.
Chaldean Catholic Chapel –
Eslamshahr
Catholic Cemetery – 1967
Roman Catholic
Holy Heart of Christ Roman Catholic Church – Old Shemiran Road
(
fa
)
– 1920
Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Consolata
– France St.
(
fa
)
– 1937
St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church
(
Lazarists
) – Manouchehri St. – 1945
Saint Abraham's Church
(
Dominican
) – Jamalzadeh St.
(
fa
)
– 1966
Protestant churches
St. Peter Protestant Church
Evangelical Church
St. Peter Evangelical Church
(American)
(
fa
)
– Qavam St.
(
fa
)
– 1873
Emmanuel Protestant Church – Tavanir St. – 1972
Saint John (Սուրբ Յովհաննէս եկեղեցի) Armenian Protestant Church – Nader Shah Ave. – 1964
St. Thomas (Mar Toma)
Assyrian Evangelical
Church
(
fa
)
–
Amirabad
– 1967
Christuskirche (Christ Church) German Evangelical Church
– Yakhchal St. – 1963
Anglican
St. Paul Anglican Church
(
fa
)
– Hafez St.
(
fa
)
– 1967
Assemblies of God
Assemblies of God Church – Takht-e-Jamshid Ave.
(
fa
)
– 1971
Evangelical Brotherhood
Armenian Evangelical Brotherhood
Church – Aban St. – 1970
Assyrian Brotherhood Church –
ShahrAra St.
Seventh-Day Adventist
Seventh-Day Adventist Church – Rasht St. – 1955
Synagogues
See also:
List of synagogues in Iran §
Tehran
Haim Synagogue, Tehran
Yusefabad Synagogue (Suket Shalim), Tehran
Abrishami Synagogue, Tehran
AbdullahZadeh Synagogue
Abrishami Synagogue
– Kakh St.
(
fa
)
– 1965
AzizKhan Synagogue – Hafez Ave.
(
fa
)
– 1920s
Bagh-e Saba Synagogue
(
fa
)
– Bagh-e Saba
(
fa
)
– 1951
Daniel (Polish) Synagogue
– Qavam St.
(
fa
)
– 1960
Darvazeh Dowlat Synagogue – Darvazeh Dowlat
(
fa
)
Ettefagh Synagogue
(Iraqi) –
Shahreza Ave.
– 1947
Ettehad Synagogue – Jaleh St.
(
fa
)
Ezra Yaghoub Synagogue
–
Cyrus Ave.
– 19th century
Gorgan Synagogue – Gorgan St.
Fakhrabad Synagogue – Fakhrabad
Haim Synagogue
– Qavam St. – 1913
Hakim Asher Synagogue – Cyrus Ave. – 19th century
Harambam Synagogue
Khorasaniha Synagogue
– Zartosht St. – 1975
Kohan Synagogue
Kurosh Synagogue
Levian Synagogue
Ma'ariv Synagogue
Molla Hanina Synagogue
– Cyrus Ave. – 19th century
Nosrat Synagogue
Pesian Synagogue
(
fa
)
–
Zaferanieh
– 1970
Pol-e-Choobi Synagogue
– Pol-e Choobi
(
fa
)
RafeeNia Synagogue
Rah-e Danesh Synagogue
–
Yusefabad
– 1966
Gisha Synagogue –
Gisha
Tafian (Hakim) Synagogue
Yusefabad Synagogue (Suket Shalim)
– Yusefabad – 1966
Zargarian Synagogue
–
Amirabad
Gurdwaras
Tehran Sikh gurdwara
– Baharestan Sq.
Other religious centers
See also:
List of cemeteries in Iran
Javan-Mard Qassab Mausoleum, Rey
Tughril I
's Mausoleum, Rey
Doulab Cemetery
Tehran War Cemetery
Ebn-e Babveyh
Mausoleum and cemetery and
Tughril Bey's Mausoleum
– Rey
Javan-Mard Qassab Mausoleum
– mausoleum of a pre-Islamic semi-mythical hero – Rey
Seyedeh Malek Khatoun
Mausoleum – Khavaran Rd.
Pir-e Ata Mausoleum
(
fa
)
– Pamenar
Sar-e Qabr-e Aqa Mausoleum
(
fa
)
– Mowlavi St.
Sheikh Abdollah Tarashti Mausoleum
(
fa
)
–
Tarasht
Sheikh Hadi Najmabadi Mausoleum
(
fa
)
– Naderi Ave.
Dozens of Saqa Khanehs
(
fa
)
: traditional places of prayer.
Behesht-e Zahra
cemetery and
Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini
Safi-Ali Shahi
khanqah
(
fa
)
–
Baharestan Sq.
– 1877–98 (1294–1316 AH)
Nematollahi (Amir-Soleimani) Hosseinieh and khanqah –
Sangelaj
– 1863 (1280 AH)
Zahir-od-Dowleh
khanqah and cemetery –
Tajrish
– 1924, where many Iranian giants of art and culture such as
Iraj Mirza
,
Mohammad Taghi Bahar
,
Forough Farrokhzad
,
Abolhasan Saba
,
Ruhollah Khaleghi
, and
Darvish Khan
are buried.
Tehran War Cemetery
–
Qolhak
, British Embassy Garden, where numerous
World War II
western Allied soldiers are buried.
Polish Cemetery
(Catholic Cemetery) – Doulab
Doulab Cemetery
with the Russian Unknown Soldier's Tomb (Cenotaph) is located here with a red star over it.
Naghareh Khaneh Tower
(
fa
)
– Rey
See also
List of Armenian churches in Iran
List of synagogues in Iran
List of cemeteries in Iran
Religion in Iran
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