Guidance Patrol

Islamic religious police in Iran
Organization vice_squad Q5964479
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Summary

Guidance Patrol is a vice squad[1]. It draws 679 Wikipedia views per month (vice_squad category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Guidance Patrol is in the country of Iran[3].
  • Guidance Patrol's instance of is recorded as vice squad[4].
  • Guidance Patrol's instance of is recorded as Islamic religious police[5].
  • Guidance Patrol's headquarters location is recorded as Tehran[6].
  • Guidance Patrol is part of Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran[7].
  • Guidance Patrol's Commons category is recorded as Guidance Patrol[8].
  • 2005 marks the founding of Guidance Patrol[9].
  • Guidance Patrol was dissolved in December 4, 2022[10].
  • Guidance Patrol's official website is recorded as http://police.ir/[11].
  • Guidance Patrol's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'گشت ارشاد'}[12].

Body

Founding

2005 marks the founding of Guidance Patrol[9].

Identity

Guidance Patrol's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'گشت ارشاد'}[12]. It is part of Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran[7].

Operations

Guidance Patrol's headquarters location is recorded as Tehran[6].

Dissolution

Guidance Patrol was dissolved in December 4, 2022[10].

Why It Matters

Guidance Patrol draws 679 Wikipedia views per month (vice_squad category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . The New York Times. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . bbc.com. bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · 1000mm · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 29
    Headquarters location → Tehran
    Country → Iran
    Instance of → vice squad, Islamic religious police
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