Tahrir Square

Tahrir Square
	Tahrir Square in December 2020
	Location within the Nile Delta
Former name(s)	Ismailia Square
Location	Downtown Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Coordinates	30°2′40″N 31°14′9″E / 30.04444°N 31.23583°E
Other
Designer	Khedive Ismail

Tahrir Square (Arabic: ميدان التحرير, romanized: Maydān at-Taḥrīr, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [meˈdæːn ettæħˈɾiːɾ]; English: "Liberation Square"), also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations. The 2011 Egyptian revolution and the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak occurred at the Tahrir Square.^[1]

^ "Tahrir Square - 2011 Egypt's Unrest". britannica.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2023.