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Moqavemat

Coordinates: 30°26′50″N 48°10′05″E / 30.44722°N 48.16806°E / 30.44722; 48.16806
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Moqavemat
Persian: مقاومت
City
Moqavemat is located in Iran
Moqavemat
Moqavemat
Coordinates: 30°26′50″N 48°10′05″E / 30.44722°N 48.16806°E / 30.44722; 48.16806[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyKhorramshahr
DistrictCentral
Established as a municipality2016[2]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Moqavemat (Persian: مقاومت)[a] is a city in the Central District of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan province, Iran.[2] The city's name translates as "resistance," a reference to the Iran–Iraq War. Moqavemat is adjacent to Khorramshahr.

History

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After the 2016 National Census, Kut-e Sheykh neighborhood in the city of Khorramshahr was elevated to city status as Moqavemat.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Formerly Kut-e Sheykh (کوت شیخ) neighborhood in the city of Khorramshahr[2]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 December 2024). "Moqavemat, Khorramshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 29 April 2016]. Approval letter regarding the transformation of Kut-e Sheykh neighborhood into the city of Moqavemat. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 5153/42/4/1; Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.