Shalamcheh شلمچه |
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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 Iraq-Iran war. Some 50,000 Iranians died in the fighting around the town, and there is today a war memorial in their memory.
Coordinates: 30°30′N 48°04′E / 30.500°N 48.067°E