Moqavemat Explained

Moqavemat
Native Name:	Persian: مقاومت
Native Name Lang:	fa
Settlement Type:	City
Pushpin Map:	Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:	^[1]
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Iran
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Khuzestan
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Khorramshahr
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Central
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	IRST
Utc Offset:	+3:30

Moqavemat (Persian: مقاومت) 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

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Moqavemat, Khorramshahr County . . 4 August 2023 . 4 August 2023 . fa.
2. Web site: Approval letter regarding the transformation of Kut-e Sheykh district into the city of Moqavemat . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230804145900/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/89731 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council . Habibi . Hassan . 4 August 2023 . 29 April 2016 . 4 August 2023.