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== Geographical and architectural characteristics == | == Geographical and architectural characteristics == | ||
Nahravan camp had twelve | Nahravan camp had twelve barracks and on average, 330 captives lived in each sanatorium. "Approximately, the total population of the camp was 4,000 people<ref>Khaji, Ali (1391). Description of cages, prisoner of war camps. Tehran: Payam Azadegan, p. 256.</ref>." The camp consisted of of two blocs, A and B, and its only facility was a kitchen. Initially, the prisoners were kept in the bloc A . This part consisted of five silo-like buildings, each of which had two barracks. The dimensions of the barracks were about 18 x 10 square meters and there were several toilets at the end of each, but there was a wall between the sanatorium and the toilet that prevented the prisoners from accessing them. The food ration during the first months of captivity was very meager and the only definite item given to each person was a glass. There was no bathroom, and because of this, the prisoners suffered from various skin diseases such as scabies and scrub typhus. | ||
After three months, due to overcrowding in the | After three months, due to overcrowding in the barracks, some of the prisoners were taken to bloc B, which had been empty until then. After that, the barrier walls were demolished and the use of the toilet was convenient for the prisoners, and the bathroom and sanitary facilities were improved to some extent. | ||
== Important events == | == Important events == | ||
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After a few months, each person was given a pair of shorts and a kind of Arabic robe (Dashdashe). In the autumn season, each prisoner was given a blanket. Until then, the captives were still wearing the clothes they had from the beginning of their captivity. There were no medicine and medical facilities and heating facilities in this camp. In each sanatorium, there was only one fan. After some time, captives of each sanatorium were given one volume of the Quran, and training classes for the recital of the Quran, English and Arabic classes, began secretly. | After a few months, each person was given a pair of shorts and a kind of Arabic robe (Dashdashe). In the autumn season, each prisoner was given a blanket. Until then, the captives were still wearing the clothes they had from the beginning of their captivity. There were no medicine and medical facilities and heating facilities in this camp. In each sanatorium, there was only one fan. After some time, captives of each sanatorium were given one volume of the Quran, and training classes for the recital of the Quran, English and Arabic classes, began secretly. | ||
The two blocs of the camp were 200 meters apart and the Iraqis had separated them with barbed wire. Therefore, it was not possible for the prisoners to travel. Bloc B had ten | The two blocs of the camp were 200 meters apart and the Iraqis had separated them with barbed wire. Therefore, it was not possible for the prisoners to travel. Bloc B had ten barracks. Except for barracks 13 and 16, the rest of the barracks were connected to each other by two corridors and had dimensions of 12 x 10 square meters. Instead of drinking [[water]], the water intended for irrigation was used for drinking and washing. This camp did not have a functionary- general and different functionaries managed the barracks. 2nd Lieutenant Karim and 1st Lieutenant Hassan were also Baathist commanders of the camp. One of the important events of this camp was the Iftar ceremony in May 1989. The commanders of the camp welcomed the prominent captives of each sanatorium, whom they had identified in advance, with an elaborate iftar. | ||
Not even a year had passed since the prisoners arrived at this camp when one of the prisoners was injured and was transferred to Al-Rashid hospital in Baghdad. There, representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited the wounded and asked the above-mentioned prisoner his name and number of his cross. This prisoner mentioned that he was one of the prisoners of the Nahravan camp. The delegates were informed that the Iraqis had kept the camp hidden from them. This matter reached the ears of the Iraqis and because of the fear of the representatives of the Red Cross, "on June 25<sup>th</sup>,1989, they evacuated the camp and transferred 800 prisoners to [[Takrit Camp 20|Takrit camp 20]], 1200 to [[Takrit camp 16]], and another 1000 captives to Baghba camp. "<ref>The website of Payam Azadegan Institute (2013). Retrieved from https://www.mfpa.ir<nowiki/>/</ref> | Not even a year had passed since the prisoners arrived at this camp when one of the prisoners was injured and was transferred to Al-Rashid hospital in Baghdad. There, representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited the wounded and asked the above-mentioned prisoner his name and number of his cross. This prisoner mentioned that he was one of the prisoners of the Nahravan camp. The delegates were informed that the Iraqis had kept the camp hidden from them. This matter reached the ears of the Iraqis and because of the fear of the representatives of the Red Cross, "on June 25<sup>th</sup>,1989, they evacuated the camp and transferred 800 prisoners to [[Takrit Camp 20|Takrit camp 20]], 1200 to [[Takrit camp 16]], and another 1000 captives to Baghba camp. "<ref>The website of Payam Azadegan Institute (2013). Retrieved from https://www.mfpa.ir<nowiki/>/</ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:17, 17 October 2025
The Nahravan camp was located near the city of Baghdad. It was a temporary place to keep the unregistered and missing prisoners; those captives about whom the International Committee of the Red Cross did not know . They had been captured in the summer of 1988 after the acceptance of the Resolution following Iraq's attacks on Iran.
Geographical and architectural characteristics
Nahravan camp had twelve barracks and on average, 330 captives lived in each sanatorium. "Approximately, the total population of the camp was 4,000 people[1]." The camp consisted of of two blocs, A and B, and its only facility was a kitchen. Initially, the prisoners were kept in the bloc A . This part consisted of five silo-like buildings, each of which had two barracks. The dimensions of the barracks were about 18 x 10 square meters and there were several toilets at the end of each, but there was a wall between the sanatorium and the toilet that prevented the prisoners from accessing them. The food ration during the first months of captivity was very meager and the only definite item given to each person was a glass. There was no bathroom, and because of this, the prisoners suffered from various skin diseases such as scabies and scrub typhus.
After three months, due to overcrowding in the barracks, some of the prisoners were taken to bloc B, which had been empty until then. After that, the barrier walls were demolished and the use of the toilet was convenient for the prisoners, and the bathroom and sanitary facilities were improved to some extent.
Important events
One of the events of this camp was related to the death of Imam Khomeini (RIP). After hearing this news, the Iraqis celebrated and began to caper about. The Baathists did not stop there and took the captives to watch their celebration. Captives who seemed indifferent to their happiness or somehow upset were severely beaten and tortured.
Camp facilities
After a few months, each person was given a pair of shorts and a kind of Arabic robe (Dashdashe). In the autumn season, each prisoner was given a blanket. Until then, the captives were still wearing the clothes they had from the beginning of their captivity. There were no medicine and medical facilities and heating facilities in this camp. In each sanatorium, there was only one fan. After some time, captives of each sanatorium were given one volume of the Quran, and training classes for the recital of the Quran, English and Arabic classes, began secretly.
The two blocs of the camp were 200 meters apart and the Iraqis had separated them with barbed wire. Therefore, it was not possible for the prisoners to travel. Bloc B had ten barracks. Except for barracks 13 and 16, the rest of the barracks were connected to each other by two corridors and had dimensions of 12 x 10 square meters. Instead of drinking water, the water intended for irrigation was used for drinking and washing. This camp did not have a functionary- general and different functionaries managed the barracks. 2nd Lieutenant Karim and 1st Lieutenant Hassan were also Baathist commanders of the camp. One of the important events of this camp was the Iftar ceremony in May 1989. The commanders of the camp welcomed the prominent captives of each sanatorium, whom they had identified in advance, with an elaborate iftar.
Not even a year had passed since the prisoners arrived at this camp when one of the prisoners was injured and was transferred to Al-Rashid hospital in Baghdad. There, representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited the wounded and asked the above-mentioned prisoner his name and number of his cross. This prisoner mentioned that he was one of the prisoners of the Nahravan camp. The delegates were informed that the Iraqis had kept the camp hidden from them. This matter reached the ears of the Iraqis and because of the fear of the representatives of the Red Cross, "on June 25th,1989, they evacuated the camp and transferred 800 prisoners to Takrit camp 20, 1200 to Takrit camp 16, and another 1000 captives to Baghba camp. "[2]
See also
Bibliography
- ↑ Khaji, Ali (1391). Description of cages, prisoner of war camps. Tehran: Payam Azadegan, p. 256.
- ↑ The website of Payam Azadegan Institute (2013). Retrieved from https://www.mfpa.ir/
To read more
Dai, Ali (2007). Violation of the rights of Iranian prisoners of war and the international responsibility of the Iraqi government. Tehran: Payam Azadegan.
Rahmanian, Abdul Majid (2011). Charter of purity and service. Tehran: Payam Azadegan.
Akif, Saeed (2013). Breeze of destiny ch 12. Mashhad: Malek Azam.
Abdullahi, Sarfaraz (2004). supplicating in a cage. Qom: Nasim Hayat.
Yahosseini, Seyyed Ghasem (2007). The guest of war cartridges, the memories of a liberated Iranian prisoner, Majid Bansakhte. Ch 2. Tehran: Surah Mehr.
Maryam Sadat Zekriyayee