Midan Tahrir

Midan Tahrir

Midan Tahrir is a major public square in central Cairo, Egypt. Midan Tahrir has been the site for numerous major protests and demonstrations, including in March 2003 when people came out to protest the War in Iraq. [cite news |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_345537.html |title=Egyptian reformers taking it to streets |publisher=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |author=Hiel, Betsy |date=June 19, 2005] Midan Tahrir was originally called "Midan Ismailia", named after Khedive Ismail, but the name was changed to Midan Tahrir after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. [cite book |author=Vatikiotis, Panayiotis J. |title=The Middle East: From the End of Empire to the End of the Cold War |date=1997 |publisher=Routledge |pages=p. 194 ]

Cairo Metro's Sadat Station serves Tahrir Square, providing links to Maadi, Giza, and other parts of Cairo. The area around Midan Tahrir includes the Egyptian Museum, Arab League headquarters, the Mogamma Building, the American University in Cairo's downtown campus, and the Nile Hilton hotel.

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