Battle of Khorramshahr

When

22 Sep 1980 – 10 Nov 1980

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

30.43° N, 48.17° E

Description

1980 battle in the Iran-Iraq War

Iraqi victory in the Iran–Iraq War

The First Battle of Khorramshahr was a major battle in the Iran–Iraq War, beginning shortly after the Iraqi invasion of Iran in September 1980. Amidst the gruelling urban warfare in and around the city, Khorramshahr came to be referred to by the Iranians as Khuninshahr, as both sides had suffered heavy casualties in combat. It was the single largest urban battle of the Iran–Iraq war.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Ersten Golfkrieg endet die über einen Monat währende Schlacht von Chorramschahr mit der Einnahme der iranischen Stadt durch irakische Truppen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “l’armée irakienne traverse le fleuve Karoun et entre au Khouzistan”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Iran-Iraq War22 Sep 1980 · Interstate war · Deaths 900,000