Thread by @AlinejadMasih

1-Watch this video of #Soleimani's funeral procession in Ahvaz.

How many people were really here? Some claims millions! Is it really true?

Considering the fact that students, public servants, and shopkeepers were forced to attend.

Enlightening research by @sharagim_zand

@sharagim_zand 2-Here are 3 images covering the surface area where there were crowds.

Let’s say there’re two people per square metre.

In fact, in most demonstrations where demonstrators walk shoulder-to-shoulder, there’re often two people per square metre.

@sharagim_zand 3- We saw the aerial view of the people in the crowds.

It suffices to compute the surface area of this place to work out how many people were there approximately.

Fortunately, we know the beginning and the end points of the area covered with people.

@sharagim_zand 4-As we can see on the map, the crowds start near the Pezeshki Naderi Street.

After several intersections & squares, they reach the bridge. There’re people on the bridge as well. Passing through the bridge, the crowds reach the Molavi square & go all the way to the next square

@sharagim_zand 5-This gives a total surface area of 45779 square metres.

Considering the starting and ending points of the crowds and the fact that there’re 2 people per square metre, we end up with approximately only 90 thousand people.

@sharagim_zand 6- Next time they show you this video & talk of “millions of people” in #Soleimani’s funeral, recall this calculation.

Remember that such street shows are how dictators brag about their so-called “popularity”.

This is how they give the impression that the entire city was out.