Sardasht
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Sardasht is a Kurdish-populated city in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province, historically known for being one of the first civilian targets of large-scale chemical weapons attacks during the Iran–Iraq War.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| attackDate | 1987-06-28 ⓘ |
| attackingCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackType | chemical weapons attack ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Sardasht County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chemicalAgentUsed | sulfur mustard ⓘ |
| climate | mountainous ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual ceremonies for chemical attack victims ⓘ |
| conflict | Iran–Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfAttack | Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | West Azerbaijan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic | predominantly Kurdish population ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Kurds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | border region between Iran and Iraq ⓘ |
| governorateLevel | county capital ⓘ |
| hasInternationalLawRelevance | example in discussions on prohibition of chemical weapons ⓘ |
| hasLongTermIssue | health problems among chemical attack survivors ⓘ |
| hasMinorityGroup |
Assyrians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azerbaijanis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatus | city ⓘ |
| hasStatus | symbol of civilian suffering from chemical warfare ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfViolenceExperienced | weapons of mass destruction ⓘ |
| historicallyKnownFor | chemical weapons attack during the Iran–Iraq War ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Kurdish
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Azerbaijan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Sardasht County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Zagros Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Iran Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| memorialType | chemical attack memorials ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being among the first cities where civilians were targeted with large-scale chemical weapons ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfCountry | Persian ⓘ |
| partOf | Iranian Kurdistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationGroup | Kurdish ⓘ |
| postalCountryCode | IR ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northwest Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMinority | Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCurrency | Iranian rial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3:30 ⓘ |
| utcOffsetDST | +4:30 ⓘ |
| victimType | civilians ⓘ |
| wasTargetOf | Iraqi chemical weapons attack ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northwestern Iran