The civilian population of Abadan was 300,000 in 1980.
Due to the war, the 1986 census recorded only 6 people.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 231,476 people in 66,470 households.
CorvinRobot on
Worst machine gunners I have ever heard.
kilika81 on
Lions led by donkeys podcast did a great series on this war. I didn’t know much about it. One thing will always stick in my mind now though, they electrified a swamp and killed thousands!
virus_apparatus on
This conflict is criminally under covered. It was a massive conflict that set the region up for conflict for years. This was a full on fight akin to WW1. Why WW1? Well despite tanks and a “modern” airforce both sides found themselves bogged down in tenches. Iran reportedly using human wave tactics with Iraq trying hopeless at any charges.
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The civilian population of Abadan was 300,000 in 1980.
Due to the war, the 1986 census recorded only 6 people.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 231,476 people in 66,470 households.
Worst machine gunners I have ever heard.
Lions led by donkeys podcast did a great series on this war. I didn’t know much about it. One thing will always stick in my mind now though, they electrified a swamp and killed thousands!
This conflict is criminally under covered. It was a massive conflict that set the region up for conflict for years. This was a full on fight akin to WW1. Why WW1? Well despite tanks and a “modern” airforce both sides found themselves bogged down in tenches. Iran reportedly using human wave tactics with Iraq trying hopeless at any charges.
Thanks OP for the footage