Murcheh Khort ( fa, مورچهخورت, also
Romanize
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d as Mūrcheh Khort and Mūrcheh Khovrt; also known as Morcha-Khūrt, Morcheh Khort, Mūrcheh Khort, Mūrcheh Khūr, and Mūrcheh Khūrd) is a village in
Murcheh Khvort Rural District
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, in the
Central District of
Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County,
Isfahan Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,523, in 431 families.
The
Battle of Murche-Khort
The Battle of Murche-Khort was the last decisive engagement of Nader's campaign to restore Tahmasp II to the Persian throne. Ashraf Hotak had failed to arrest Nader's advance onto Isfahan at Khwar pass where his ambush was discovered, surrou ...
took place here, and was a part of
Nader Shah's
campaign to restore the Safavid dynasty
References
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morch khort site
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morch khort site
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Populated places in Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County