List of religious centers in Tehran

List of religious centers in Tehran

Religious centers

Hosseinieh Ershad.

• Shahr Banu Mausoleum
• Javan-Mard Qassab Mausoleum, a pre-Islamic semi-mythical hero
• Dozens of Imamzadeh shrines, hundreds of years old, including that of Imam Zadeh Saleh.
• Dozens of Saqa Khanehs: traditional places of prayer
• Several Tekyehs: traditional places for mourning Muharram ceremonies for Husayn ibn Ali.
• Ebn-e Babveyh cemetery, where many Iranian giants such as Takhti and Ali Akbar Dehkhoda are buried.
• Zahir-ud-Dowleh cemetery, in Tajrish, 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.
• Kordan Tomb, Seljuk era, Karaj.
• Meidanak Tomb, 13th century, Karaj
• The Polish Cemetery 1-north of Tehran in Qolhak, British Embassy Garden, where numerous World War II western Allied soldiers are buried. 2- Polish Cemetery (Catholic Cemetery) in Dulab, south-east of Tehran
• Orthodox Cemetery, Dulab/The Russian Unknown Soldier's Tomb (Cenotaph) is located here with a red star over it
• Naghareh Khaneh Tower. Located on a mountain with same name in HaftDastgah District, beside Aminabad Road. Its age is not clear but it is related to the Seljuk era. This tower is the tomb of a Seljuk king. Under the tower you can see other historical ruins (Einanj Dome). This place was a royal cemetery and was used in the early years of the Islamic era.

Mosques and madrasehs

A Mosque in Tehran

• Old Jame Mosque - Tehran Grand Bazaar - 1662 (1072 AH)
• Shah Mosque- Tehran Grand Bazaar - 1810-1825 (1225-1240 AH)
• Old SepahSalar Mosque and Madraseh - Marvi St. - 1861 (1277 AH)
• New SepahSalar Mosque and Madraseh - Baharestan Sq. - 1879-1892 (1296-1309 AH)
• Haj RajabAli Mosque - Buzarjomehri St. - 1836 (1252 AH)
• Sheikh AbdulHussein Mosque and Madraseh - Pachenar - 1854 (1270 AH)
• Haj Seyed Azizullah Mosque - Tehran Grand Bazaar - Early 19th century
• Aqa Mahmud Mosque - Marvi St. - 1828 (1243 AH)
• Beinul-Haramein Mosque - Tehran Grand Bazaar - 1835 (1251 AH)
• Sanee-Divan Mosque - Shahpur Ave. - 1915 (1333 AH)
• Khazen-ul-Mulk Mosque - Tehran Grand Bazaar - 1876 (1293 AH)
• Seraj-ul-Mulk Mosque - AmirKabir Ave. - 1886 (1303 AH)
• Haj Abulfath Mosque and Madraseh - Rey St. - 1888-1894 (1305-1312 AH)
• Saheb-Divan Mosque - Tehran Grand Bazaar - 1885 (1302 AH)
• HemmatAbad Mosque - Sepah Ave. - 1906 (1324 AH)
• Moezz-ud-Dowleh Mosque - Iran St. - 1899 (1317 AH)
• Moshir-us-Saltaneh Mosque - Mowlavi Ave. - 1900 (1318 AH)
• Aqa Mosque - Buzarjomehri St. - 1863 (1280 AH)
• Behbahani Mosque - Buzarjomehri St. - 1893 (1311 AH)
• Haj Esmail Mosque - Shah Sq. - 1896 (1314 AH)
• Haj Abulfath Me'mar Mosque - Emamzadeh Yahya - 1886 (1303 AH)
• Kharaqaniha Mosque - Rey St. - Mid-19th century
• Sanee-ud-Dowleh Mosque - Tehran Grand Bazaar - Mid-19th century
• Malek Mosque - Tehran Grand Bazaar - Early 19th century
• Agha Bahram Mosque - Pamenar St. - 19th century
• Amin-ud-Dowleh Mosque - Tehran Grand Bazaar - 19th century
• Aqsa Mosque and Madraseh - Mowlavi Ave. - 19th century
• Pamenar Mosque - Pamenar St. - 19th century
• Chalanchi Khan Mosque - Tehran Grand Bazaar - 1837 (1253 AH)
• Aqa Jalal Mosque - Rey St. - 19th century
• Haj SaqaBashi Mosque - Iran St. - Early 20th century
• Haj Seif-ud-Dowleh - Zahir-ul-Eslam St. - 19th century
• DabbaghKhaneh Mosque - Buzarjomehri St. - 19th century
• Saheb-Jam Mosque - Saheb-Jam St. - 19th century
• Majd-ud-Dowleh Mosque - Sepah St. - 19th century
• Moayyer-ul-Mamalek Mosque and Madraseh - Khayyam Ave. - 1873 (1290 AH)
• Monirieh Mosque - Qazvin Ave. - Early 20th 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
• Khan-e-Marvi Madraseh - Mavi St. - 19th century
• Abdullah Khan Madraseh - Tehran Grand Bazaar - 1861 (1277 AH)
• Asefieh Madraseh - Tehran Grand Bazaar - 1861 (1277 AH)
• Dangi Madraseh - Pamenar St. - 19th century
• QanbarAli Khan Madraseh - Cyrus Ave. - 1871 (1288 AH)
• Saneeieh Madraseh - Emamzadeh Yahya - 1886 (1303 AH)
• Kazemieh Madraseh - Emamzadeh Yahya - 1881 (1298 AH)
• Philsuf-ud-Dowleh - Tehran Grand Bazaar - 19th century
• Hosseineh Ershad - ZarrabKhaneh - 1960s
• Al-Javad Mosque - 20th century

Fire temples

• Adorian - Qavam St. - 1907
• Markar Complex - TehranPars - 1930s
• Shah Vrahram Izad - South Karegar Ave.
• Great Adorian - Vanak - Under Construction
• Tower of Silence (Dakhmeh-ye Gabrha). Located on Moshirieh Road behind 7th unit of Tehran Cement Plant. It is circular in shape.
• Qasr-e-Firuzeh Zoroastrian Cemetery - 1935

Churches

Saint Sarkis Armenian Cathedral in Tehran cnr Nejatollahi and Karim Khan-e Zand Sts, Valiasr Sq Area

Orthodox churches

Armenian Orthodox

• Sarkis Cathedral (Surp Sarkis) Armenian Apostolic Cathedral and Prelacy - KarimKhan Blvd. - 1970
• Saint George (Surp Gevork) Armenian Apostolic Church - Shahpur Ave. - 1795
• Sts. Thaddeus-Bartholomew (Surp Tadevos-Bartoghimevos) Armenian Apostolic Church - Tehran Grand Bazaar) - 1768
• Saint Minas (Surp Minas) Armenian Apostolic Church - Vanak - 1854
• Holy Mary (Surp Asdvadzadzin) Armenian Apostolic Church - Qavam St. - 1945
• Holy Translators (Surp Targmanchats) Armenian Apostolic Church - Vahidieh - 1868
• Saint Gregory the Illuminator (Surp Grigor Lusavoritch) Armenian Apostolic Church - Majidieh - 1982
• Saint Vardan (Surp Vardanantz) Armenian Apostolic Church - Heshmatieh - 1986
• Saint John (Surp Hovhannes) Chapel - Doulab Armenian Cemetery - 1936
• Saint Stephen (Surp Stepanos) Chapel - Nor Burastan Armenian Cemetery - 1974
• Holy Cross (Surp Khatch) Chapel - Ararat Stadium - 1987

Assyrian Orthodox

• Saint George (Mar Gevargiz) Assyrian Church of the East - Bagh-e-Shah - 1962
• Holy Mary (Mart Maryam) Assyrian Church of the East - Sarbaz St. - 1978

Orthodox expatriate community churches

• Holy Mary Greek Orthodox Church - Roosevelt St. - 1941
• St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Tehran - Roosevelt St. - 1945
• Russian Orthodox Chapel - Dulab Russian Cemetery

Catholic churches

Armenian Catholic churches

• Saint Gregory the Illuminator (Surp Grigor Lusavoritch) Armenian Catholic Church - Ghazali St. - 1954
• Saint Joseph (Surp Hovsep) Armenian Catholic Church - Mirdamad Blvd. - 1963
• Holy Mary (Surp Asdvadzadzin) Armenian Catholic Church - Yusefabad
• Armenian Catholic Chapel - Dulab Armenian Catholic Cemetery - 1946

Assyrian Catholic churches

• Saint Joseph (Mar Yozef) Assyrian Catholic Church - Forsat St. - 1950
• Holy Virgin Assyrian Catholic Church - Appadana St.
• Assyrian Catholic Chapel - Eslamshahr Catholic Cemetery - 1967

Roman Catholic churches

• Saint Abraham's Church Dominican catholic Church - Jamalzadeh Shomali St. - 1966
• Holy Heart of Christ Roman Catholic Church - Old Shemiran Road - 1920
• Holy Mary Roman Catholic Church - France St. - 1937
• St. Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) Roman Catholic Church (Lazarists) - Taheri Str, off Ferdowsi St. - 1945
• Abraham Roman Catholic Church (IrishDominicans) - Jamalzadeh St. - 1962^[1]

Protestant churches

Evangelical Church of Iran

• St. Peter Protestant Church (American) - Qavam St. - 1873
• Emmanuel Protestant Church - Tavanir St. - 1972
• Saint John (Surp Hovhannes) Armenian Protestant Church - Nader Shah Ave. - 1964
• St. Thomas (Mar Toma) Assyrian Evangelical Church - Amirabad - 1967

Anglican church

• St. Paul Anglican Church - Hafez St. - 1967

Assemblies of God

• Jama'at-e Rabbani (Assemblies of God) Church - Takht-e-Jamshid Ave. - 1971

Brotherhood church

• Armenian Evangelical Brotherhood Church - Aban St. - 1970
• Assyrian Brotherhood Church - ShahrAra St.

Adventists

• Seventh-Day Adventist Church - Rasht St. - 1955

Expatriate community churches

• Christuskirche = Christ Church, Teheran - Shahid Sheydayi Str.123/1 off Yakhchal St. - 1963

Synagogues

• AbdullahZadeh Synagogue
• Abrishami Synagogue - Kakh St. - 1965
• AzizKhan Synagogue - Hafez Ave. - 1920s
• Bagh Saba Synagogue - Bagh-e Saba
• Daniel (Polish) Synagogue - Qavam St. - 1960
• Darvazeh Dowlat Synagogue - Darvazeh Dowlat
• Ettefagh Synagogue (Iraqi) - Shahreza Ave. - 1947
• Ettehad Synagogue - Jaleh St.
• Ezra Yaghoub Synagogue - Cyrus Ave. - 19th century
• Gorgan Synagogue - Gorgan St.
• Fakhrabad Synagogue
• 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
• Molla Hanina Synagogue - Cyrus Ave. - 19th century
• Pesian Synagogue - Zaferanieh - 1970
• Pol-e-Choobi Synagogue - Pol-e Choobi
• Ma'ariv Synagogue
• Nosrat Synagogue
• RafeeNia Synagogue
• Rah-e Danesh Synagogue - YusefAbad - 1966
• Gisha Synagogue - Gisha
• Tafian (Hakim) Synagogue
• YusefAbad Synagogue (Suket Shalim) - YusefAbad - 1966
• Zargarian Synagogue

Gurdwaras

• Tehran Sikh gurdwara - Baharestan Sq.

See also

• List of Armenian Churches in Iran
• List of Synagogues in Iran
• List of Cemeteries in Iran
• Religion in Iran

References