Moḥammare (English spelling)

Japanese: Moḥammare(英語表記)Mohammare
Moḥammare (English spelling)

...It is the starting point of the railway to Tehran, and its port is Iran's second largest cargo port (1977). Before it was pacified by Reza Shah in 1925, it was called Moḥammare and was the home base of Sheikh Khaz'ar, a powerful tribal leader in Khuzestan. In the Iran-Iraq War that began in 1980, it was occupied by Iraqi forces, and its name was changed from Khoramshahr, meaning "green town," to Huninshahr (city of blood) in honor of the people who died in the battle for the city.

*Some of the glossaries that mention "Moḥammare" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…テヘランに至る鉄道の起点であり,同港はイラン第2位(1977)の荷揚港である。1925年にレザー・シャーがここを平定する前は,モハンマレMoḥammareと呼ばれ,フージスターンの有力族長シャイフ・ハズアルの本拠地であった。80年に開始されたイラン・イラク戦争ではイラク軍に占領され,同市攻防戦で死亡した民衆をたたえるため,緑の(みずみずしい)町を意味するホラムシャフルからフニンシャフル(血の町)に改名された。…

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