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Meshed

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Meshed: see Mashhad Mashhad (mäsh-häd`), city (1991 pop. 1,759,155), capital of Razavi Khorasan prov., NE Iran.
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Mashhad

 or Meshed

City (pop., 1996: 1,887,405), northeastern Iran. It is situated in the valley of the Kashaf River, at an elevation of 3,231 ft (985 m). It was damaged in a Mongol attack in 1220 and was sacked by Turkmen and Uzbeks in the 16th and 17th centuries. Nadir Shah (r. 1736–47) made Mashhad his capital. The city is the burial place of Harun al-Rashid and a site of pilgrimage for Shi'ite Muslims visiting the tomb of the eighth Shi'ite imam, 'Ali al-Rida'.


Mashhad, Meshed
a city in NE Iran: an important holy city of Shi'ite Muslims; carpet manufacturing. Pop.: 2 147 000 (2005 est.)


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