سعید خضری

The city of Sardasht is located in west Azerbaijan province, Iran. The majority of its residents has Kurdish background and was known as Kurdish city in Iranian context. The city has experienced a tragic genocide by Iraqi army chemical weapons on June 28, 1987. Over 100 individuals were killed and more than 8,000 were permanently disabled due to the attack. The worse result of this attack is in relation to the life of many children who gradually loses his/her vision after birth due to the consequences of this chemical bombardment. This study focuses on the geophysical setting and the built form of the city to investigate those natural and man-made factors which have intensified the toxic effects of the chemical agent. To do this, we rely on the recorded documents, real life of those affected people and a kind of analysis based on the observation of the city existing built form of and its natural context. The real life of the people can be analyzed using the technique of interview with those affected people or those who have the memory of this attack.