Liberation Square

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Liberation Square is the English name for Cairo’s central Tahrir Square, a major public space famous as a focal point of political demonstrations and revolutionary movements in Egypt.

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Liberation Square canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city square
landmark
protest site
public square
tourist attraction
urban public space
associatedWithEvent Egyptian Revolution of 2011
surface form: 2011 Egyptian revolution

2013 June 30 protests
Arab Spring
January 25 protests
category Protest sites in Egypt
Squares in Cairo
Tourist attractions in Cairo
country Egypt
governedBy Cairo Governorate
hasApproximateCoordinates 30.044°N 31.236°E
hasArabicName Tahrir Square
surface form: ميدان التحرير
hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
hasEnglishName Liberation Square self-link
Tahrir Square
hasFeature access to Cairo Metro
large open plaza
surrounding government buildings
traffic roundabout
hasRole center of political activism in Cairo
focal point of public gatherings
hasTransportationAccess Cairo Metro Line 1
Cairo Metro Line 2
major Cairo bus routes
knownFor Egyptian Revolution of 2011
surface form: 2011 Egyptian revolution

2013 Egyptian protests
mass protests
political demonstrations
revolutionary movements
symbol of Egyptian politics
locatedIn Cairo
Downtown Cairo
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time
namedFor Egyptian liberation from foreign influence
near Egyptian Museum
Mogamma building
Nile
surface form: Nile River

Qasr El Nil Bridge
surface form: Qasr al-Nil Bridge

Sadat metro station
partOf Greater Cairo metropolitan area
surface form: Greater Cairo
symbolizes Egyptian struggle for democracy
political change in Egypt
popular uprising

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Tahrir Square nameMeaning Liberation Square
Liberation Square hasEnglishName Liberation Square self-link