Jaleh Square, Tehran, Iran

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Jaleh Square in Tehran, Iran, is a historic public square best known as the site of the 1978 massacre of protesters that became a turning point in the Iranian Revolution.

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Jaleh Square, Tehran, Iran canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public square
urban square
associatedWith Islamic Revolution movement NERFINISHED
Pahlavi dynasty opposition NERFINISHED
Tehran political history
country Iran
eventDate 1978
eventType massacre of civilians
hasContext escalation of protests leading to 1979 revolution
pre‑revolution unrest in Iran
hasEvent 1978 protest demonstration
anti‑monarchy demonstrations
mass shooting of protesters in 1978
hasHistoricalSignificance turning point in the Iranian Revolution
hasVictimType political protesters
knownFor 1978 massacre of protesters
events of Black Friday
role in the Iranian Revolution
languageOfToponym Persian
locatedIn Tehran
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Tehran Province NERFINISHED
locatedInTime 20th century
locatedOnContinent Asia
partOf Greater Tehran metropolitan area NERFINISHED
urban fabric of Tehran
significance symbol of resistance against the Shah
symbol of state repression in late Pahlavi era
usedFor political demonstrations
protests
public gatherings

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Black Friday (8 September 1978) place Jaleh Square, Tehran, Iran