Sacred Defence Week

The Sacred Defence Week (Persian: هفته دفاع مقدس‎ Hafte Defâ Moqaddas, also translated Holy Defence Week) is an Iranian annual commemoration of the 1980–1988 Iran–Iraq War (often called "the Sacred Defence" in Iran). It is marked by military parades.[1][2] It is set by the Iranian calendar and begins on Shahrivar 31. [3]

References

Katouzian, Homa; Hossein Shahidi (2008). Iran in the 21st Century: Politics, economics and conflict. Routledge. p. 162. ISBN 9781134077601.
Ridgeon, Lloyd V.J. (2008). Iranian Intellectuals: 1997-2007. Routledge. pp. 91–92. ISBN 9780415443289.
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[1] Katouzian, Homa; Hossein Shahidi (2008). Iran in the 21st Century: Politics, economics and conflict. Routledge. p. 162. ISBN 9781134077601.

[2] Ridgeon, Lloyd V.J. (2008). Iranian Intellectuals: 1997-2007. Routledge. pp. 91–92. ISBN 9780415443289.

[3] ttp://sayyidali.com/news-analysis/iran-marks-sacred-defense-anniversary-with-nationwide-parades.html