Jump to content

Shalamcheh

Coordinates: 30°30′N 48°04′E / 30.500°N 48.067°E / 30.500; 48.067
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Bender the Bot (talk | contribs) at 04:17, 29 October 2016 (→top: http→https for Google Books and Google News using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Shalamcheh
شلمچه
Country Iran
ProvinceKhuzestan Province

Shalamcheh (Template:Lang-fa) is a town located in Khuzestan Province, Iran. It is situated on the border with Iraq, north-west of Abadan. The town was one of the main sites of invasion of Iraq under Saddam regime to Iran in the Iraq-Iran war. Some 50,000 Iranians died in the fighting around the town, and there is today a war memorial to their memory.[1]

References

  1. ^ Afshin Molavi (12 July 2010). The Soul of Iran: A Nation's Struggle for Freedom. W. W. Norton. pp. 261–. ISBN 978-0-393-07875-6.

30°30′N 48°04′E / 30.500°N 48.067°E / 30.500; 48.067


Stub icon

This Khuzestan province location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shalamcheh&oldid=746724207"