Battle of Mehran was a battle fought in 1986 at Mehran, in what is now Iran. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Mehran. It was part of the Iran–Iraq War, which ran from 1980 to 1988.
WhereMehran, Iran33.122N, 46.165E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeIranian victory; Iran recaptures Mehran; Iraqi counterattack failed; Saddam Hussein called for the mobilization of the Iraqi Popular Army militia
45 placed engagements of the Iran–Iraq War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date
1986 (year precision) to 1986
Place
Mehran, Iran 33.122N, 46.165E
Kind
Battle, Cold War
Territorial change
Iranians once again liberate Mehran
Casualties and losses
1,000 killed; 3,000 wounded; 1,200 captured; 80 tanks and 6 helicopters lost
3,000 killed; 9,000 wounded
Placed at Mehran; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Battle of Mehran is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Iran.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871708, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mehran (1986), revision 1370269323, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.