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Mashhad

American  
[mash-had] / mæʃˈhæd /

noun

  1. Persian name of Meshed.


Mashhad British  
/ mæʃˈhæd /

noun

  1. 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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Ceremonies are taking place in Iraq on Wednesday, with the final rites and burial set for Mashhad in north-east Iran on Thursday.

From BBC Jul. 8, 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

Khamenei's final burial will take place on Thursday in his hometown of Mashhad in northeast Iran.

From Barron's 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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