Unit Name: | 58th Takavar Division |
Native Name: | Persian: لشگر ۵۸ تکاور |
Branch: | Ground Force |
Type: | Takavar |
Role: | Special operations |
Size: | Division |
Garrison: | Shahroud, Semnan Province |
Nickname: | "Zolfaghar" (Persian: ذوالفقار) |
Notable Commanders: | Yaghoub Aliyari Ataollah Salehi |
Battles: | Iran–Iraq War |
58 Zolfaghar Commando Division, Shahroud (Persian: لشکر تکاور ۵۸ ذوالفقار شاهرود) is a Takavar (commando) division of the Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army based in Shahroud, Semnan Province.[1]
The founder and the first commander of the brigade was Yaghoub Aliyari.