Basij

Summary

Basij is a militia^[1]. Basij ranks in the top 2% of militia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,327 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Basij is in the country of Iran^[3].
• Basij's image is recorded as Basij Morning Ceremony in Markazi Province (02).jpg^[4].
• Basij's instance of is recorded as militia^[5].
• Basij's flag image is recorded as Flag of Basij.svg^[6].
• Basij's founder is recorded as Ruhollah Khomeini^[7].
• Basij's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 325144782698909921244^[8].
• Basij's GND ID is recorded as 1078801215^[9].
• Basij's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2016066565^[10].
• Basij's child organization or unit is recorded as The Student Basij^[11].
• Basij's child organization or unit is recorded as The pupils Basij^[12].
• Basij's child organization or unit is recorded as Women's Basij Organization^[13].
• Basij's child organization or unit is recorded as Ashura Brigades^[14].
• Basij's part of is recorded as Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[15].
• Basij's Commons category is recorded as Basij^[16].
• +1979-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Basij^[17].
• Basij's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/089lly^[18].
• Basij's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 002018950^[19].
• Basij's BBC Things ID is recorded as a2ff307b-23a2-4261-abd4-c793a421e26c^[20].
• Basij's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'بسیج'}^[21].
• Basij's owner of is recorded as Fajr Sepasi F.C.^[22].
• Basij's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Commander of Basij^[23].
• Basij's Quora topic ID is recorded as Basij^[24].
• Basij's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007580679605171^[25].

Body

Founding

Basij's founder is recorded as Ruhollah Khomeini^[7]. +1979-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Basij^[17].

Identity

Basij's part of is recorded as Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[15].

Operations

Subsidiaries include The Student Basij^[11], a student organization^[26]; The pupils Basij^[12], a voluntary association^[27], in Iran^[28]; Women's Basij Organization^[13], a militia^[29]; and Ashura Brigades^[14], a military unit^[30].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Basij include Basij Metro Station (Tehran)^[31], a metro station^[32], in Iran^[33].

Why It Matters

Basij ranks in the top 2% of militia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,327 views/month).^[2] Basij has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Basij is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Basij include Basij Metro Station (Tehran)^[31], a metro station^[32], in Iran^[33].