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.
The town was a key location in Saddam Hussein's Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War. Approximately 50,000 Iranians lost their lives in the fighting around the town, and there is now a war memorial dedicated to them.