Mashhad

[ mash-had ]

noun

1. Persian name of Meshed.

Mashhad

/ mæʃˈhæd /

noun

1. a city in NE Iran: an important holy city of Shi'ite Muslims; carpet manufacturing. Pop: 2 147 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

President Ebrahim Raisi was buried in his home city of Mashhad on Thursday, four days after the helicopter went down while returning from a dam inauguration on the border with Azerbaijan.

From BBC

Iran's late President, Ebrahim Raisi, is being buried in his home city of Mashhad, four days after he was killed in a helicopter crash.

From BBC

And on Thursday evening President Raisi will be buried in the place of his birth, the holy city of Mashhad in the north-east of the country.

From BBC

Born in Mashhad on Dec. 14, 1960, Raisi was born into a family that traces its lineage to Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, marked by the black turban he would later wear.

From Seattle Times

State TV later aired images of the faithful praying at Imam Reza Shrine in the city of Mashhad, one of Shiite Islam’s holiest sites.

From Seattle Times