Shalamcheh

Shalamcheh

شلمچه
Shalamcheh شلمچه
	Shalamcheh Location in Iran
	Coordinates: 30°30′N 48°04′E / 30.500°N 48.067°E
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan Province

Shalamcheh (Persian: شَلَمچه) is a town located in Khuzestan Province, Iran. It is situated on the border with Iraq, north-west of Abadan. The town was one of the main sites of invasion of Saddam Hussein's Iraq in the Iran–Iraq War. Some 50,000 Iranians died in the fighting around the town, and there is today a war memorial in their memory.^[1]

References[]

^ Afshin Molavi (12 July 2010). The Soul of Iran: A Nation's Struggle for Freedom. W. W. Norton. pp. 261–. ISBN 978-0-393-07875-6.

Coordinates: 30°30′N 48°04′E / 30.500°N 48.067°E / 30.500; 48.067

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[Molavi2010-1] Afshin Molavi (12 July 2010). The Soul of Iran: A Nation's Struggle for Freedom. W. W. Norton. pp. 261–. ISBN 978-0-393-07875-6.

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Shalamcheh شلمچه
Shalamcheh Location in Iran
Coordinates: 30°30′N 48°04′E / 30.500°N 48.067°E / 30.500; 48.067
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan Province