Defa-e Moqaddas
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Defa-e Moqaddas is the Iranian term for the Iran–Iraq War, emphasizing its framing as a “Sacred Defense” of the nation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iran–Iraq War
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historical event ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Holy Defense
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iran–Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacred Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | hundreds of thousands killed and wounded ⓘ |
| cause |
dispute over Shatt al-Arab waterway
ⓘ
political tensions after Iranian Revolution ⓘ territorial disputes ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Sacred Defense Museum in Tehran
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ⓘ
Sacred Defense Week NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | interstate war ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
central theme in Iranian war cinema
ⓘ
central theme in Iranian war literature ⓘ |
| endTime | 1988-08-20 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Khorramshahr
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ⓘ
Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Fath ol-Mobin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanker War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologicalFraming |
defense of the homeland
ⓘ
resistance against aggression ⓘ |
| impact |
long-term militarization of Iranian society
ⓘ
severe economic damage to Iran and Iraq ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Persian ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Sacred Defense ⓘ |
| location |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Shatt al-Arab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParticipant |
Basij
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | war cemeteries in Iran ⓘ |
| opponent | Iraqi Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalLeaderDuringWar |
Ruhollah Khomeini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saddam Hussein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFraming |
defense of Islam
ⓘ
defense of the Islamic Republic ⓘ |
| result | ceasefire under UN Security Council Resolution 598 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1980-09-22 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| UNResolutionInvolved | United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | chemical weapons by Iraq ⓘ |
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