Mared (village)

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]

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

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)" (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.
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