Mash·had 
(mə-shăd, mäsh-häd) also Me·shed (mĕ-shĕd)
(mə-shăd, mäsh-häd) also Me·shed (mĕ-shĕd) A city of northeast Iran near the Turkmenistan and Afghanistan borders. It was long an important trade center on caravan routes from Tehran to India.