The town was one of the main sites of invasion of Saddam Hussein's Iraq in the Iran–Iraq War. Some 50,000 Iranians died in the fighting around the town, and there is today a war memorial in their memory.
In the context of the Iran–Iraq War, the town was a crucial site for Saddam Hussein's invasion efforts. Around 50,000 Iranian soldiers were killed in the area, and a memorial has been built to honor their memory.