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Battle of Paveh

Battle of Paveh was a battle fought in 1979 at Paveh, in what is now Iran. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Paveh. It was part of Q11982546. The recorded result: Iranian victory; Iranian forces mostly diverted to the Iran–Iraq War front since late 1980; Pockets of KDPI resistance remained until 1996.

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Fought1979
WherePaveh, Iran35.043N, 46.356E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeIranian victory; Iranian forces mostly diverted to the Iran–Iraq War front since late 1980; Pockets of KDPI resistance remained until 1996
BelligerentsInterim Government; Islamic Republic of Iran (1980−83); KDPagainstKDP-I; Komala; IPFG; OIPFG (Minority); Salvation Force; Supported by: Iraq
Part ofQ11982546

Record

Date1979 (year precision)
to 1979
PlacePaveh, Iran
35.043N, 46.356E
KindBattle, Cold War
Strength5,000 Revolutionary Guards in Kurdistan province (August 23, 1979); 200,000 by 1982100,000 armed Kurdish Peshmerga (August 1979), including 2,000 in Paveh, 2,000 in Saqqez, 20,000 in Mahabad, 10,000 near Sardasht, and 5,000 Kurds of Turkey.; Artillery included a few captured tanks, light artillery pieces, recoilless guns, and machine guns.
Casualties and losses3,000 killed5,000 military deaths; 1,200 executed by the government for instigating rebellion; Unknown amount of civilian deaths, likely in the tens of thousands; 12 Iranian officers executed for refusing to fight; Total: 10,000 killed; 200,000 displaced
Commanders
  • Ruhollah Khomeini
  • Mehdi Bazargan
  • Abolhassan Banisadr
  • Mohammad-Ali Rajai
  • Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
  • Mostafa Chamran
  • Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou
  • Sadegh Sharafkandi
  • Foad Mostafa Soltani
  • Sedigh Kamangar
  • Ashraf Dehghani
  • Muhammad Uthman Siraj al-Din
Battle of PavehBattle of PavehSiege of HulwanBattle of JalulaBattle of Kirkuk (1733)Battle of ArraphaBattle of KirkukSiege of HulwanBattle of JalulaBattle of Kirkuk (1733)Battle of ArraphaKermanshahBijarQasr-e ShirinSanandaj100 km35.043N, 46.356E
Placed at Paveh; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1979

Battle of Paveh is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 157 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q56365596, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Paveh, revision 1383991727, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.