mashhad

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{i} city in north Iran which is a holy city of Shiite Muslims
or Meshed City (pop., 1996: 1,887,405), northeastern Iran. It is situated in the valley of the Kashaf River. For centuries it has been an important trade centre along the caravan routes and highways of the Middle East. It was damaged in a Mongol attack in 1220 and was sacked by Turkmen and Uzbeks in the 16th-17th centuries. Ndir Shah (r. 1736-47) made Mashhad his capital. The city is the burial place of Hrn al-Rashd and a site of pilgrimage for Shite Muslims visiting the tomb of the eighth Shite imam, Al al-Ri
the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran