Dujail
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 (2018) | |
• Total | 36,400 |
Dujail (33°51′N 44°14′E / 33.850°N 44.233°E, Arabic: الدجيل; alternate spelling: Ad Dujayl) is a Shi'a town in the Saladin Governorate. It is situated about 65 kilometers (40 mi) north of Iraq's capital, Baghdad. It was the site of the 1982 Dujail Massacre[1] and the 2008 Dujail bombing.
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)