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'''Dujail''' ({{coord|33|51|N|44|14|E|}}, [[Arabic language|Arabic]]: '''الدجيل'''; alternate spelling: '''Ad Dujayl''') is a [[Shia Islam|Shi'a]] district in the [[Saladin |
'''Dujail''' ({{coord|33|51|N|44|14|E|}}, [[Arabic language|Arabic]]: '''الدجيل'''; alternate spelling: '''Ad Dujayl''') is a [[Shia Islam|Shi'a]] district in the [[Saladin Governorate]]. It is situated about {{convert|65|km|mi|sp=us}} north of Iraq's capital, [[Baghdad]], and has approximately 100,000 inhabitants. It was the site of the 1982 [[Dujail Massacre]]<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> and the [[2008 Dujail bombing]]. |
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Revision as of 02:18, 17 June 2019
Dujail
الدجيل | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Dujail Location of Dujail in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′0″N 44°14′0″E / 33.85000°N 44.23333°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorates of Iraq | Saladin |
| District | Dujail |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 100,000 |
Dujail (33°51′N 44°14′E / 33.850°N 44.233°E, Arabic: الدجيل; alternate spelling: Ad Dujayl) is a Shi'a district in the Saladin Governorate. It is situated about 65 kilometers (40 mi) north of Iraq's capital, Baghdad, and has approximately 100,000 inhabitants. It was the site of the 1982 Dujail Massacre[1] and the 2008 Dujail bombing.
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- ^ 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)