1977 Hanafi Siege

1977 hostage crisis in Washington, D.C.
Event hostage_taking Q4577655
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1977 Hanafi Siege

Summary

1977 Hanafi Siege is a hostage taking[1]. It draws 57 Wikipedia views per month (hostage_taking category, ranking #29 of 47).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1977 Hanafi Siege's instance of is recorded as hostage taking[3].
  • 1977 Hanafi Siege took place at John A. Wilson Building[4].
  • The location of 1977 Hanafi Siege was Islamic Center of Washington[5].
  • The location of 1977 Hanafi Siege was headquarters[6].
  • 1977 Hanafi Siege began on March 9, 1977[7].
  • 1977 Hanafi Siege ended on March 11, 1977[8].
  • 1977 Hanafi Siege's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 38.895, 'longitude': -77.03138888888888, 'precision': 0.0002777777777777778}[9].
  • Among those involved in 1977 Hanafi Siege was Hamaas Abdul Khaalis[10].
  • A participant in 1977 Hanafi Siege was Marion Barry[11].
  • A participant in 1977 Hanafi Siege was Ashraf Ghorbal[12].
  • A participant in 1977 Hanafi Siege was Ardeshir Zahedi[13].
  • Among those involved in 1977 Hanafi Siege was Sahabzada Yaqub Khan[14].
  • 1977 Hanafi Siege's has cause is recorded as killing[15].
  • 1977 Hanafi Siege's has cause is recorded as The Message[16].
  • 1977 Hanafi Siege resulted in {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2'} deaths[17].

Body

When and Where

1977 Hanafi Siege began on March 9, 1977[7]. It ended on March 11, 1977[8]. Recorded location include John A. Wilson Building[4], Islamic Center of Washington[5], and headquarters[6].

Context

1977 Hanafi Siege's instance of is recorded as hostage taking[3].

Participants

Recorded participant include Hamaas Abdul Khaalis[10], Marion Barry[11], Ashraf Ghorbal[12], Ardeshir Zahedi[13], and Sahabzada Yaqub Khan[14].

Outcome and Impact

1977 Hanafi Siege resulted in {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2'} deaths[17].

Why It Matters

1977 Hanafi Siege draws 57 Wikipedia views per month (hostage_taking category, ranking #29 of 47).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 23d ago · DGtal · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of hostage taking
    Has cause killing, The Message
    Location John A. Wilson Building, Islamic Center of Washington, headquarters
    Wikidata description 1977 hostage crisis in Washington, D.C.
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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