Tahrir Square
Egyptian revolution site
Tahrir Square is the central public plaza in Cairo, Egypt.
The name means "Liberation Square" in Arabic.
The space gained global recognition during the 2011 Egyptian revolution, when massive protests there led to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.
Tahrir Square now serves as shorthand for popular uprising or revolutionary protest: The demonstrations had a Tahrir Square quality.
- CairoEgyptian capital city
- Arab Spring2010s Middle Eastern revolutions
- crowdLarge public gathering
- mass gatheringLarge crowd assembled together
- tent cityInformal settlement of temporary shelters
flag · Egypt · January · protest · uprising · Friday prayers · Tunisia · revolution · march · Al Jazeera · Gamal Abdel Nasser · Libya · military coup · police · state security · demonstration · tear gas · liberation
Tahrir SquareKremlin
Moscow's fortified government seat
presidential palace · Pentagon · White House · seat of power
Tahrir Squaregovernment building
Facility for public administration
presidential palace · fortified compound · bunker · throne room