Hamadan Airbase
Hamadan Airbase (IATA: NUJ, ICAO: OIHS) or Shahrokhi Airbase[3] or Noje Airbase[4] (Persian: پایگاه هوایی شهید نوژه) is an Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) base located 47 km north of Hamadan in the Central District of Kabudarahang County, Hamadan province.[5] The airbase is named after Captain Mohammad Noje who became, on August 16, 1979, the first IRIAF pilot to be killed in action.[6] The Nojeh coup plot took place there in 1980.[7]
Hamadan Airbase Persian: پایگاه هوایی شهید نوژه | |
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| Summary | |
| Airport type | Military |
| Owner/Operator | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force |
| Location | Hamadan |
| Elevation AMSL | 5,613 ft / 1,711 m |
| Coordinates | 35°12′42″N 48°39′12″E / 35.21167°N 48.65333°E[2] |
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Hamadan Airbase | |
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Russian Air Force use edit
Since 16 August 2016,[8] the Russian Air Force′s[9][8] Tupolev Tu-22M long-range bombers[8] and Sukhoi Su-34 strike fighters[8] have used the base for conducting raids over Syria as part of the Russia's military intervention[8] into the Syrian conflict.[8] The bombing missions support the Syrian Arab Army in operations against the Syrian opposition and the Islamic State. It is the first time Iran has let a foreign country use its territory for military operations since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.[10][11][12]
Later in August 2016, Iran's minister of defense Hossein Dehghan clarified that Iran was hosting Russia′s aircraft at the request of the Syrian government and Russia was free to utilise it as long as it was necessary.[13][14] The following day, on 21 August, he appeared to criticise Russia's actions as rash and self-aggrandizing and was quoted as saying, “Under no circumstances will we ever provide Russians with a military base. They have not come here to stay.”[15] On 22 August 2016, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said Russia would stop using the air base for Syria airstrikes "for the time being".[16][17]
Population edit
The airbase is listed as a village in census documents, centered at 35°12′07″N 48°41′58″E / 35.20194°N 48.69944°E.[18] At the 2006 National Census, its population was 7,576 in 2,260 households.[19] The following census in 2011 counted 9,292 people in 2,173 households.[20] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,098 people in 1,547 households. It was the most populous settlement in Raheb Rural District of the Central District of Kabudarahang County.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2023). "Hamadan Airbase, Kabudarahang County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ بمبافکنهای روسیه از پایگاه هوایی همدان عازم ماموریت جنگی در سوریه شدند, BBC Persian
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ a b . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "زندگینامه: محمد نوژه (1324 - 1358)". hamshahrionline.ir.
- ^ Emery, Chris (2013). "Reappraising the Carter Administration's response to the Iran-Iraq war". The Iran-Iraq War: New International Perspectives. Routledge. ISBN 9780415685245.
- ^ a b c d e f Pike, John. "Shahrokhi Air Base". www.globalsecurity.org.
- ^ "Why Russian warplanes might return to Iran". 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Russia uses Iran for Syria air strikes". 16 August 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ MacFarquhar, Neil; Sanger, David E. (16 August 2016). "Russia Sends Bombers to Syria Using Base in Iran" – via www.nytimes.com.
- ^ Armstrong, Paul. "Russia launches Syria airstrikes from Iran". CNN.
- ^ Иран разрешил России использовать авиабазу сколько потребуется RIS Novosti, 20 August 2016.
- ^ "مشروح/ سردار دهقان در نشست خبری: "جنگنده قاهر" در آینده نزدیک عملیاتی میشود/".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Russia announced use of Hamedan airbase without prior notice Mehr News Agency, 22 August 2016.
- ^ AP, 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Fight for Syria's Aleppo exposes limits of Russian air power". Business Insider.
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2023). "Hamadan Airbase Village, Kabudarahang County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ . Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.