Dujail
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| Dujail الدجيل |
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 Dujail
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| 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 small Shi'a town in the Saladin Province. 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.
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)
