Tikrit
Tikrit (Arabic: تكريت) sometimes known as Takrit or Tekrit, is a city in Iraq, located 140 kilometres (87 mi) northwest of Baghdad and 220 kilometres (140 mi) southeast of Mosul on the Tigris River. It is the capital of the Saladin Governorate. As of 2012, it has a population of 160,000.
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تكريت ܬܓܪܝܬ | |
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| Coordinates: 34°36′36″N 43°40′48″E / 34.61000°N 43.68000°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Salah ad Din |
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| • Mayor | Omar Tariq Ismail |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 160,000 |
At least 80% majority of the people are Sunni. Saddam Hussein, leader of Iraq through April 2003, was born there; he considered it his hometown. He was actually born in a village on the outskirts of Tikrit, however in a part of Tikrit municipality. Forming a part of the "Sunni Triangle", the region of Tikrit was an important area of resistance by insurgents against the US forces. In June 2014, Tikrit and the surrounding regions fell under the control of the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) organisation following a large-scale offensive. Tikrit was later recaptured by Iraqi military forces during a major battle in April 2015.
Tikrit c. 2000
Tikrit Old Town
Tikrit old Town
Modern-day view of the Syrian Monastery at Tikrit
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Tikrit Media
Ruins of the "Green Church"
Monument in Tikrit, highlighting the city's Bedouin heritage
View of Tikrit, ca. 1914
Tikrit Air Academy (formerly COB Speicher), site of the Camp Speicher massacre by the Islamic State
Modern sculpture of Saladin in the Egyptian Military museum in Cairo
The Tigris River flows in front of a residence north of Tikrit
Flag of the Tikrit Municipality Directorate
Trains pictured stationed heading towards Tikrit railway station, a former passenger service of the Iraqi Republic Railways Northern Line
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References
- ↑ Philip Gladstone. METAR Information for ORSH in Tikrit Al Sahra (Tikrit West), SD, Iraq (10 February 2014)Gladstonefamily.net. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
Other websites
- How Tikrit has Changed the War - Counteroffensive in Tikrit March 2015
- Iraq Image - Tikrit Satellite Observation Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
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