Mashhad
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- proper noun
- No. 12, Ferdowsi Alley, Tus Street, Mashhad.
Examples
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Mrs. Mahvash Sabet was arrested in Mashhad on 5 March 2008.
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Along with other Christians from Mashhad, he had planned to join the local Christians in a united prayer and deepening meeting.
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A seventh had been arrested earlier, on 5 March 2008, while visiting Mashhad.
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The work was done at the Department of Dermatology and Microbiology of Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University.
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In Mashhad, on the other hand, the ulama acted conservatively because they were financially tied to the Shah.
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Khamene'i's March 21 speech in Mashhad derided the opposition forces in Iran as "Western agents, weak, ghoulish individuals who are prisoners of their egos."
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At branch 901 of the Revolutionary Court of Mashhad in Koh-Sangi Street, he was placed in prison for more than three months before being conditionally released after payment of over US$80,000.
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Although she resides in Tehran, she had been summoned to Mashhad by the Ministry of Intelligence, ostensibly on the grounds that she was required to answer questions related to the burial of an individual in the Baha'i cemetery in that city.
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In Mashhad, a group of high-ranking ulama such as Shaykh Muhammad Rahim, Muhammad Taghi, and Habibullah Hoseini decided to repress the movement.
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Many pilgrims travel to Mashhad each year to visit the holy shrine of Imam Reza.
Synonyms
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A city in northeastern Iran that is a holy place for Shiite Muslims because of the shrine of Imam Reza
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mashhad comes from Arabic and Persian words that mean 'place of martyrdom' or 'place of witness', and from the root shahid which means 'witness' or 'martyr'. The city grew around the shrine of Imam Reza, so the name reminds people it is a holy place where a respected person died and explains why many pilgrims come.