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The role of the people of this city is clear concerning the revolutionary movement of Kurdish people from the war against the British Empire invasion during Şêx Mehmud's government, Eylûl revolution, new revolution and amongst them the famous uprising in 1991 which broke out in this city on the 5th of march 1991. Consequently it acquired the name of 'the gate of uprising'.