Liberation Square, Baghdad
Liberation Square | |
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| City square | |
| Location | Al-Sadoun Street and Jamhouriyya Bridge Baghdad, Iraq |
Liberation Square (Arabic: ساحة التحرير) is located in central Baghdad at the intersection of al-Sadoun Street and the Jamhouriyya Bridge Road. Liberation Square is Baghdad's biggest and most central square located in the Al-Rusafa part of the city on the eastern banks of the River Tigris.
Description[]
Known as Tahrir Square locally, the square consists of open public spaces with the Ummah Garden, situated behind the square. It is home to a major monument which commemorates the 1958 establishment of the Republic of Iraq. The monument, known as Nasb al-Hurriyah celebrates Iraqi history by depicting key events leading up to the creation of a republic. The monument, designed by the leading Iraqi sculptor Jawad Saleem and architect, Rifat Chadirji, opened in 1961.[1]
Events[]
Tahrir Square was reported as being the epicentre of the unrest of the October 2019 Iraqi protests.[2]
References[]
- ^ Reynolds, D.F., The Cambridge Companion to Modern Arab Culture,Cambridge University Press, 2015, p. 199
- ^ "Iraq protests: Capital Baghdad blocked as unrest escalates". BBC. 3 November 2019.
External links[]
- [1] Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- [2]
Coordinates: 33°19′45″N 44°24′36″E / 33.3293°N 44.4101°E
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