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'''Dujail''' ({{lang-ar| |
'''Dujail''' ({{lang-ar|الدجيل}}; alternate spelling: '''Ad Dujayl''') is a district in [[Saladin Governorate]], [[Iraq]]. It is situated about {{convert|65|km|mi|sp=us}} north of [[Baghdad]], and has approximately 100,000 inhabitants, who are mostly [[Shia Islam in Iraq|Shia]]. It was the site of the 1982 [[Dujail Massacre]], in which thousands of 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 here. |
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Revision as of 07:58, 17 February 2021
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 (Template:Lang-ar; alternate spelling: Ad Dujayl) is a district in Saladin Governorate, Iraq. It is situated about 65 kilometers (40 mi) north of Baghdad, and has approximately 100,000 inhabitants, who are mostly Shia. It was the site of the 1982 Dujail Massacre, in which thousands of people, including children, died.[1] The 2008 Dujail bombing also took place here.
References
- ^ 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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