Sacred Defence Week

The Sacred Defence Week, also translated as The Holy Defence Week (Persian: هفته دفاع مقدس‎‎) is an Iranian annual commemoration of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war (often called "the Sacred Defence" in Iran). It is marked by military parades.[1][2] It is set by the Iranian calendar and begins on Shahrivar 31. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Katouzian, Homa; Hossein Shahidi (2008). Iran in the 21st Century: Politics, economics and conflict. Routledge. p. 162. ISBN 9781134077601.
  2. ↑ Ridgeon, Lloyd V.J. (2008). Iranian Intellectuals: 1997-2007. Routledge. pp. 91–92. ISBN 9780415443289.
  3. ↑ http://sayyidali.com/news-analysis/iran-marks-sacred-defense-anniversary-with-nationwide-parades.html
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