Al-Awja
Sign in to saveAl-Awja () is a village 8 miles (13 km) south of Tikrit, Iraq on the western bank of the Tigris. It is mainly inhabited by Sunni Muslim Arabs.
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Place details
- Locality
- العوجة
- Region
- محافظة صلاح الدين
- Country
- العراق
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Al-Awja
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iraq
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Iraq
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 280
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Salah ad Din
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tikrit
- Settlement.established_title
- Settled
- Settlement.established_date
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- العوجا
- Country
- Iraq
- Located in
- Saladin Governorate
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
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Article
3 sectionsContents
- History
- After 2003
- References
Al-Awja () is a village 8 miles (13 km) south of Tikrit, Iraq on the western bank of the Tigris. It is mainly inhabited by Sunni Muslim Arabs.
The village is known for being the hometown and place of burial of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.