Mashhad

[mash-had]

noun

1. Persian name of Meshed.

Mashhad

/ mæʃˈhæd /

noun

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

Example Sentences

As the conflict enters its sixth day, one Afghan in Mashhad, in north-eastern Iran, tells us there is a persistent worry in messages, with people saying: "If this continues, where will we go?"

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President Ebrahim Raisi was buried in his home city of Mashhad on Thursday, four days after the helicopter went down while returning from a dam inauguration on the border with Azerbaijan.

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Iran's late President, Ebrahim Raisi, is being buried in his home city of Mashhad, four days after he was killed in a helicopter crash.

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And on Thursday evening President Raisi will be buried in the place of his birth, the holy city of Mashhad in the north-east of the country.

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Born in Mashhad on Dec. 14, 1960, Raisi was born into a family that traces its lineage to Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, marked by the black turban he would later wear.

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