The Formation of Historical Cemeteries: A Study on Historical Cemeteries in Ahwāz

Because of urban destruction and lack of sufficient knowledge about cemeteries, the aim of the present study is to emphasize on the importance of historical cemetery and evaluate the historical cemeteries of Ahwāz and effective factors of the formation. The data collection method is based on library information and field studies. That describes the existing conditions of the study samples and the effective factors in the formation of cemeteries is analyzed by adapting the objective observations and library documents. The research method is descriptive-analytical and based on the results of this study, several factors affect the formation and development of cemeteries, which can be divided into two categories of internal and external factors and in more detail in six categories of body, context, perspective, history, social, and economic structures and context.