Mared

Mared
مارد
village
Mared
Coordinates: 30°30′12″N 48°18′51″E / 30.50333°N 48.31417°E / 30.50333; 48.31417Coordinates: 30°30′12″N 48°18′51″E / 30.50333°N 48.31417°E / 30.50333; 48.31417
Country  Iran
Province Khuzestan
County Khorramshahr
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Howmeh-ye Sharqi
Population (2006)
 • Total 32
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Mared (Persian: مارد‎‎, also Romanized as Māred, Mārad, Mārd, and Mārid)[1] is a village in Howmeh-ye Sharqi Rural District, in the Central District of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 32, in 9 families.[2] Iraqi army personnel crossed the Karun river at Mared on October 9, 1980 as part of an attempted flanking operation during the Iran–Iraq War.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Mared can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074020" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. ↑ James Buchan (2012). Days of God: The Revolution in Iran and Its Consequences. Simon and Schuster. p. 286. ISBN 978-1-4165-9777-3.
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