Chahar Cheragh Square

Chahar-cheragh Square at night

Chahar Cheragh or Chuar-chira Square (Kurdish: چوارچرا, Chwar Chira, Persian: میدان چهارچراغ) (meaning Square of the four candles), is a public square in the centre of the city of Mahabad^[1]. It is now officially called Shahrdari Square (Municipality Square).

This square is one of the oldest places of Mahabad city.

At this Place the Russian-backed Qazi Muhammad proclamated the Republic of Mahabad in 1946. Here, after restoring Iranian authority and chasing the Russian-backed elements away in 1947, Qazi Muhammad, and other political leaders of the Republic of Mahabad were executed by the Iranian state.

References

1. ^ http://www.mohabad-ag.ir/tarikh.asp

External links

• Photo of the Chahar-cheragh Square