Siahkal is a city in the Central District of Siahkal County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. As of 2016, the city had a population of 19,924.
The Siahkal incident or Siahkal movement was a pivotal armed raid conducted on 8 February 1971 by members of the Fadaiyan-e-Khalq, an underground Marxist–Leninist guerrilla organization. Executed by a
Siahkal
…Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. As of 2016, the city had a population of 19,924. Siahkal was the scene of the 1971 Marxist Siahkal uprising. There used to be a sizeable Jewish community in Siahkal with synagogue(s) and neighborhoods. The written historical sources on this community are…
"Siahkal" painting in cubism style by Bijan Jazani. Jazani painted this while in prison. The deer subsequently became a symbol of the Siahkal uprising.