UCDP Georeferenced Event Data for Iran: Individual Conflict Incidents

UCDP's most disaggregated dataset records individual events of organized violence in Iran. Events are geo-coded to the level of individual villages and have temporal durations disaggregated to single days. The dataset is based on research from Uppsala University and is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of conflict based on village-level geo-coding.
• Model temporal dynamics of violence based on daily event disaggregation.
• Conduct sub-national conflict risk assessment based on fine-grained event data.
• Validate or supplement conflict theories using empirically recorded violent events.

Strengths

• Events are geo-coded down to the level of individual villages.
• Temporal durations are disaggregated to single, individual days.
• Dataset is described as UCDP's most disaggregated dataset for organized violence.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from news reports, NGO dispatches, and other conflict monitoring sources.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 14:25:10.311861; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Iran (Islamic Republic of).