Moqavemat () is a city in the
Central District of
Khorramshahr County,
Khuzestan
Khuzestan province () is one of the 31 Provinces of Iran. Located in the southwest of the country, the province borders Iraq and the Persian Gulf, covering an area of . Its capital is the city of Ahvaz. Since 2014, it has been part of Iran's ...
province,
Iran
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The city's name translates as "resistance," a reference to the
Iran–Iraq War
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. Moqavemat is adjacent to
Khorramshahr
Khorramshahr (; ) is a city in the Central District of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also known in Arabic by the local ethnically Arab population as Al-Muhamma ...
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History
After the 2016 National Census, Kut-e Sheykh neighborhood in the city of Khorramshahr was elevated to city status as Moqavemat.
See also
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References
Cities in Khuzestan province
Populated places in Khorramshahr County
2016 establishments in Iran
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