Mashhad
Americannoun
noun
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Ali Khamenei was buried in his home city of Mashhad on Friday after nearly a week of funeral ceremonies.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Huge crowds lined the streets of the holy city of Mashhad for the burial of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Following a marathon procession through the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala in neighbouring Iraq on Wednesday, he was to reach his final place of rest in the holy city of Mashhad.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
The funeral, a days-long period of mourning, is set to end on Thursday, when Khamenei’s body will return from Iraq to be buried in the city of Mashhad, his birthplace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Mamani had gotten married at fifteen, became a widow at fifty-three, and spent the rest of her life on her own in an apartment in Mashhad, a city on the far eastern side of Iran.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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