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23rd Ranger Division
لشگر ۲۳ تکاور
Country	Iran
Branch	Ground Force
Type	Takavar
Role	Special operations
Size	5,000
Garrison/HQ	Parandak, Tehran province
Engagements	Kurdish rebellion Iran–Iraq War
Commanders
Notable commanders	Col. Hassan Abshenasan

23rd Ranger Division (Persian: لشکر ۲۳ تکاور) is a Takavar division of the Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army based in Parandak, Tehran province.

During the Iran–Iraq War, the division was mainly engaged in fighting on the Northern front including around Sardasht, West Azerbaijan in order to prevent Iraqi Army forces from concentrating on the Southern front.

References

1. ^ "یک سرو گردن بالاتر از تکاوران آمریکایی". Hamshahri. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

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