Tikrit

city of Iraq

Tikrit 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. As of 2012, it has a population of 160,000.

Tikrit
تكريت
ܬܓܪܝܬ
City
Looking north along the Tigris towards Saddam Hussein's Presidential palace in April 2003
Looking north along the Tigris towards Saddam Hussein's Presidential palace in April 2003
Tikrit is located in Iraq
Tikrit
Tikrit
Location of Tikrit within Iraq
Coordinates: 34°36′36″N 43°40′48″E / 34.61000°N 43.68000°E / 34.61000; 43.68000
Country Iraq
GovernorateSalah ad Din
Government
 • MayorOmar Tariq Ismail
Elevation137 m (449 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total160,000

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.

References change

  1. Philip Gladstone (10 February 2014). "METAR Information for ORSH in Tikrit Al Sahra (Tikrit West), SD, Iraq". Gladstonefamily.net. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

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