Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Tabas
Tabas (طبس) is a desert city in the Iranian province of Khorasan. It was near Tabas that the United States rescue operation called Operation Eagle Claw failed, because of an air crash.
Tabas was also stricken by a destructive earthquake on September 16, 1978 that left around 25000 dead. The earthquake was measured between 7.5 and 7.9 on the scale of Richter.
10-26-2009 08:16:03
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details