Millions poured out to attend Imam Khomeini's funeral in 1989

Guinness Book recorded Imam Khomeini’s funeral as the largest in history. Over 10 million people from across the country and devotees from several other parts of the world attended Imam Khomeini’s funeral to form one of the largest ever funerals in the world.

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Guinness Book recorded Imam Khomeini’s funeral as the largest in history

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According to the Guinness website, Imam Khomeini funeral was recorded as the largest in term of the number of participants. Guinness figures show 10,200,000 mourners, about one-sixth of the then Iran's total population, attended crowded and the largest and ceremony.

Over 10 million people attended Imam Khomeini’s funeral

More than 10 million people from across the country and devotees from several other parts of the world attended Imam Khomeini’s funeral to form one of the largest ever funerals in the world.

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