Tikrit
Sign in to saveTikrit ( ) is a city in Iraq, located northwest of Baghdad and southeast of Mosul on the Tigris River. It is the administrative center of the Saladin Governorate. In 2012, it had a population of approximately 160,000. Tikrit is widely regarded as the cultural capital of Iraqi Sunni Arabs, with control of the city carrying symbolic weight due to its former prestige.
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Tikrit is a city in Iraq situated on the Tigris River between Baghdad and Mosul, serving as the administrative center of Saladin Governorate with a population of around 160,000 as of 2012. The city holds significant cultural importance as the traditional center of Iraqi Sunni Arab identity, making control of it symbolically meaningful beyond its practical value.
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Place details
- Locality
- تكريت
- Region
- محافظة صلاح الدين
- Country
- العراق
- Population
- 42,477
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- History
- Bronze Age to Hellenistic period
- Christian presence
- Byzantine to Ottoman periods
- World War I and after
- Iraq War of 2003 and aftermath
- ISIL insurgence (2011-15)
- Notable people
- Geography
- Climate
- Culture and community
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Tikrit ( ) is a city in Iraq, located northwest of Baghdad and southeast of Mosul on the Tigris River. It is the administrative center of the Saladin Governorate. In 2012, it had a population of approximately 160,000. Tikrit is widely regarded as the cultural capital of Iraqi Sunni Arabs, with control of the city carrying symbolic weight due to its former prestige.
Originally created as a fort during the Assyrian empire, Tikrit was the birthplace of Muslim military leader Saladin. Many Iraqi government officials during the Ba'athist period (1968–2003) were from Tikrit; former president Saddam Hussein was born in the village of Al-Awja, 13 km south of the city.