Other Names: Kuramabad and Khorramabad
Location: Latitude 33° 29' North; longitude 48° 21' East; 373km southwest of Tehran; province of Lorestan
Primary Function: Production, assembly, and storage of ballistic missiles and rockets.
Description and Activities:
The facility of Khoramabad is located 373km southwest of Tehran, in the province of Lorestan. The facility produces and assembles rockets; it also stores Shehab 3 missiles. According to some sources, President Mohammed Khatami ordered the production of 15 Shehab 3 missiles, to be deployed in underground bunkers near Khoramabad.
Key Sources: "Shahab-4 Motor Test," Iran Brief, 8 March 1999; John Pike, "Khorramabad," <http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/facility/khorramabad.htm>;Christopher Walker, "Iran Long-Range Missile Threat," The Times (London), 15 April 1997, <http://www.the-times.co.uk>; "The Iranian Missile Program," Yadernyy Kontrol Digest, no. 6, Winter 1997-1998.
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