Mashhad

American

[mash-had] / mæʃˈhæd /

noun

Persian name of Meshed.

Mashhad British

/ mæʃˈhæd /

noun

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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In the holy city of Mashhad, which saw some of the biggest protests, footage filmed earlier in the week showed a heavy police presence.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said he received footage of protests in Mashhad, Iran’s second largest city by population.

From The Wall Street Journal

Testimonies and video sent to BBC Persian are mainly from larger cities such as Tehran, nearby Karaj, Rasht in the north, Mashhad in the north-east, and Shiraz in the south.

From BBC

Footage has also shown protests in Qom in central Iran and Mashhad in the north-east, both of which have traditionally hosted populations extremely loyal to the Islamic Republic.

From BBC

Earlier this month, Nobel Peace laureate and human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi was arrested, along with around 40 activists, during a memorial in the city of Mashhad for a lawyer who activists say was slain.

From The Wall Street Journal

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