alternative words: Takrit, Tekrit
keywords:
town
related topics:
Saddam Hussein
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Tigris river
related web sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikrit
,
http://i-cias.com/e.o/tikrit.htm
explanation: Located 140km northwest of Baghdad on the road to Turkey and on the west bank of Tigris river, Tikrit was founded 10 centuries ago and flourished with wool industry and a large Christian monastery. The Islam leader, Saladin who reconquered Jerusalem from Christians was born there in 1137. It is also the birth place of Saddam Hussein and his entourage was recruited essentially among Tikritis. Its population is about 30,000.
Japanese version
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