Mehran, Ilam
Mehran (Persian: مهران, also Romanized as Mehrān; formerly, Mansurabad (Persian: منصورآباد), also Romanized as Mansūrābād) is a city in the Central District of Mehran County, Ilam province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the county and of the district.
Mehran
Persian: مهران | |
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City | |
Mehran Mehran | |
| Coordinates: 33°07′15″N 46°09′51″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Ilam |
| County | Mehran |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 17,435 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Mehran is located near Iran's western border with Iraq. Because of its strategic proximity - only two hours' drive from Baghdad - the city has played a continuing role in dealings between Iran and Iraq.
In May 1981, during the Iran–Iraq War, Iraqi forces captured Mehran, on the western plain of the Zagros Mountains in Ilam Province, and pushed eastward to the mountain base. Along with other Iraqi forces, they had been driven out by 1982-83.
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