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Mared (village)

Coordinates: 30°30′12″N 48°18′51″E / 30.50333°N 48.31417°E / 30.50333; 48.31417
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Mared
مارد
village
Mared is located in Iran
Mared
Mared
Coordinates: 30°30′12″N 48°18′51″E / 30.50333°N 48.31417°E / 30.50333; 48.31417
Country Iran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyKhorramshahr
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictHowmeh-ye Sharqi
Population
 (2006)
 • Total32
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

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

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  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)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  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.