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'''Dujail''' is a small town in [[Iraq]], north of [[Baghdad]]. It is situated 40km North of Iraq's capital, Baghdad, and has approximately 10,000 inhabitants. |
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'''Dujail''' ({{langx|ar|الدجيل}}; alternate spelling: '''Ad Dujayl''') is a town in [[Saladin Governorate]], Iraq. It is about {{convert|65|km|mi|sp=us}} north of [[Baghdad]]. It was the site of the 1982 [[Dujail Massacre]], in which between 142 and 148 people, including children, died.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/international/story/0,3604,1500676,00.html Saddam trial to open with village massacre] A little-known massacre at a village where residents tried to assassinate Saddam Hussein in 1982 will be the focus of the first case in the trial of the former Iraqi president. (''[[The Guardian]]''; June 7, 2005)</ref> The [[2008 Dujail bombing]] also took place there. |
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Dujail is well known for being the place where an unsuccessful assasination attempt was staged against then Iraqi president, [[Saddam Hussein]], in [[1982]]. Saddam Hussein's forces carried out a reprisal attack against the town. Up to 160 of the town's inhabitants were killed in the attack or executed later. 1,500 people were also incarcerated and tortured. |
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*[[Saddam Hussein]] |
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[[Category:Populated places in Saladin Governorate]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:09, 22 December 2024
Dujail
الدجيل | |
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Town | |
  Location of Dujail in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 33°50′20″N 44°14′53″E / 33.83889°N 44.24806°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorates of Iraq | Saladin |
| District | Dujail |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 100,000 |
Dujail (Arabic: الدجيل; alternate spelling: Ad Dujayl) is a town in Saladin Governorate, Iraq. It is about 65 kilometers (40 mi) north of Baghdad. It was the site of the 1982 Dujail Massacre, in which between 142 and 148 people, including children, died.[1] The 2008 Dujail bombing also took place there.
References
[edit]- ^ Saddam trial to open with village massacre A little-known massacre at a village where residents tried to assassinate Saddam Hussein in 1982 will be the focus of the first case in the trial of the former Iraqi president. (The Guardian; June 7, 2005)
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