Salah ad Din Governorate
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Salah ad Din Governorate (or Saladin Province) is a province
in Iraq
, north of Baghdad. The governorate has an area of 24363 square kilometres (9,406.6 sq mi). The estimated population for 2003 was 1,042,200 people. The capital is Tikrit
; the governorate also contains the significantly larger city of Samarra
. Before 1976 the governorate was part of Baghdad Governorate.
The province is named after Saladin
(written Salah ad-Din in modern Arabic
Latin transcription), a Muslim leader who defeated the Crusaders
at Hattin
, who hailed from the province. Salah ad Din was the home province of Saddam Hussein
; he was born in Al-Awja
, a town near Tikrit.
Governorates of Iraq
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in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, north of Baghdad. The governorate has an area of 24363 square kilometres (9,406.6 sq mi). The estimated population for 2003 was 1,042,200 people. The capital is Tikrit
Tikrit
Tikrit is a town in Iraq, located 140 km northwest of Baghdad on the Tigris river . The town, with an estimated population in 2002 of about 260,000 is the administrative center of the Salah ad Din Governorate.-Ancient times:...
; the governorate also contains the significantly larger city of Samarra
Samarra
Sāmarrā is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah ad-Din Governorate, north of Baghdad and, in 2003, had an estimated population of 348,700....
. Before 1976 the governorate was part of Baghdad Governorate.
The province is named after Saladin
Saladin
Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb , better known in the Western world as Saladin, was an Arabized Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. He led Muslim and Arab opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant...
(written Salah ad-Din in modern Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
Latin transcription), a Muslim leader who defeated the Crusaders
Crusaders
The Crusaders are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Christchurch that competes in the Super Rugby competition. They are the most successful team in Super Rugby history with seven titles...
at Hattin
Battle of Hattin
The Battle of Hattin took place on Saturday, July 4, 1187, between the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and the forces of the Ayyubid dynasty....
, who hailed from the province. Salah ad Din was the home province of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
; he was born in Al-Awja
Al-Awja
It was the birth place of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in 1937 and home of many of the leaders of Iraqi provinces during his Presidency over Iraq....
, a town near Tikrit.
Provincial Government
- Governor: Amhed Abdullah Abid Kalaf (Abu Mazin)
- First Deputy Governor for (Technician Affairs): Ahmed Abdul Jabar Ali Al-Krayem
- Second Deputy Governor for (Administrative Affairs): Dr.Amin Aziz Jawad Qader
- Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Ammar Yousef Hamoud
Districts of Salah al-Din Province
- Al-Daur DistrictAl-Daur DistrictAl-Daur District is a district of the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Daur) - Al-Shirqat DistrictAl-Shirqat DistrictAl-Shirqat District is a district of the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Shirqat) - Baiji DistrictBaiji DistrictBaiji District is a district of the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq....
(BaijiBaiji, IraqBaiji is a city of about 200,000 inhabitants in northern Iraq some 130 miles north of Baghdad, on the main road to Mosul. It is a major industrial centre best known for its oil refinery, the biggest in Iraq and has a large power plant...
) - Balad DistrictBalad DistrictBalad District is a district of the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq....
(BaladBalad, IraqBalad is a city north of Baghdad in the Salah ad Din Governorate Iraq. It is located within the borders of the so-called Sunni Triangle; however, Balad is a primarily Shiite town of approximately 100,000...
) - Samarra DistrictSamarra DistrictSamarra District is a district of the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq....
(SamarraSamarraSāmarrā is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah ad-Din Governorate, north of Baghdad and, in 2003, had an estimated population of 348,700....
) - Tikrit DistrictTikrit DistrictTikrit District is a district of the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq....
(TikritTikritTikrit is a town in Iraq, located 140 km northwest of Baghdad on the Tigris river . The town, with an estimated population in 2002 of about 260,000 is the administrative center of the Salah ad Din Governorate.-Ancient times:...
) - Tooz DistrictTooz DistrictTooz District is a district of the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq....
(Tooz)
Towns and Cities
- TikritTikritTikrit is a town in Iraq, located 140 km northwest of Baghdad on the Tigris river . The town, with an estimated population in 2002 of about 260,000 is the administrative center of the Salah ad Din Governorate.-Ancient times:...
- BaijiBaiji, IraqBaiji is a city of about 200,000 inhabitants in northern Iraq some 130 miles north of Baghdad, on the main road to Mosul. It is a major industrial centre best known for its oil refinery, the biggest in Iraq and has a large power plant...
- BaladBalad, IraqBalad is a city north of Baghdad in the Salah ad Din Governorate Iraq. It is located within the borders of the so-called Sunni Triangle; however, Balad is a primarily Shiite town of approximately 100,000...
- SamarraSamarraSāmarrā is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah ad-Din Governorate, north of Baghdad and, in 2003, had an estimated population of 348,700....
- Ad-Dujail
- Al-Dour
- Yethrib
- Al Sherqat
- Touz
- Al IshaqiIshaqiIshaqi is a small town in the Balad district of the Salah ad Din Governorate of Iraq about 60 miles north of Baghdad.-1st 2006 incident:...
- AmirliAmirliAmirli is a town near Kirkuk in northern Iraq. It has a population of 26000 mainly from Iraq's Turkoman ethnic minority. Amirli is located in Salah ad Din Governorate near the border with Diyala Governorate. The town is the centre of a farming region....
- Al Seniyah
- Al Dhuluiya
- HawijaHawijaHawija is a town near Kirkuk north of Baghdad.Hawijah is in the Al-Tamim province of Iraq and approximately 30 miles south of Kirkuk. There are approximately 450,000 people in and around Hawijah with an estimated 80% Sunni Population. While the city itself has about 150.000 with 98% Sunni...
- Sa'ad (Iraq)
- Al Faris (Bamerni)
See also
- Tigris River
- SaladinSaladinṢalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb , better known in the Western world as Saladin, was an Arabized Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. He led Muslim and Arab opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant...
- SamarraSamarraSāmarrā is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah ad-Din Governorate, north of Baghdad and, in 2003, had an estimated population of 348,700....
- al-AwjaAl-AwjaIt was the birth place of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in 1937 and home of many of the leaders of Iraqi provinces during his Presidency over Iraq....
, birthplace of Saddam HusseinSaddam HusseinSaddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
External links
- Article and vidéo on civilians massacre on BBC News.
- "3 U.S. soldiers charged with killing of Iraqis" on CNN.
- Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit