Mared (village) explained

Official Name:Mared
Native Name:مارد
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khuzestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Khorramshahr
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Howmeh-ye Sharqi
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:32
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:30.5033°N 48.3142°W

Mared (Persian: مارد, also Romanized as Māred, Mārad, Mārd, and Mārid) 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. 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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: James Buchan. Days of God: The Revolution in Iran and Its Consequences. 2012. Simon and Schuster. 978-1-4165-9777-3. 286.