Coordinates: 30°26′50″N 48°10′05″E / 30.44722°N 48.16806°E / 30.44722; 48.16806

Moqavemat

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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
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

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

See also

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Notes

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

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 August 2023). "Moqavemat, Khorramshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (29 April 2016). "Approval letter regarding the transformation of Kut-e Sheykh district into the city of Moqavemat". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.


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