Saladin Province
| Saladin Province صلاح الدين Salah ad Din Governorate |
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| Coordinates: 34°27′N 43°35′E / 34.45°N 43.583°ECoordinates: 34°27′N 43°35′E / 34.45°N 43.583°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Capital | Tikrit |
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| • Total | 24,363 km2 (9,407 sq mi) |
| Population (2003[1]) | |
| • Total | 1,042,200 |
Saladin Province (Arabic: صلاح الدين Salāh ad Dīn) (or Salah ad Din Governorate) is a province in Iraq, north of Baghdad. The governorate has an area of 24,363 square kilometres (9,407 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.
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[edit] Autonomy
In October 2011, the government in Salahuddin governorate declared itself a semi-autonomous region within Iraq. The government explained that the declaration was in response to the central government's "domination over the provincial council authorities". [2] Salahuddin, which is a largely Sunni governorate, is also hoping that by declaring themselves an autonomous region within Iraq, that it will entail them to a larger portion of government funding.[2] The council cited "article 119 of Iraq's constitution" in its call for autonomy, which states that "one or more governorates [provinces] shall have the right to organize into a region" if one third of the Provincial Council members or one tenth of the voters request to form a region".[3]
[edit] Provincial Government
- Governor: Amhed Abdullah Abid Kalaf (Abu Mazin)
- First Deputy Governor for (Technician Affairs): Ahmed Abdul Jabar Ali Al-Krayem [4]
- Second Deputy Governor for (Administrative Affairs): Dr.Amin Aziz Jawad Qader
- Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Ammar Yousef Hamoud [5]
[edit] Districts of Saladin Province
- Al-Daur District (Al-Daur)
- Al-Shirqat District (Al-Shirqat)
- Baiji District (Baiji)
- Balad District (Balad)
- Samarra District (Samarra)
- Tikrit District (Tikrit)
- Tooz District (Tooz)
[edit] Towns and Cities
- Tikrit
- Baiji
- Balad
- Samarra
- Ad-Dujail
- Al-Dour
- Yethrib
- Al Sherqat
- Touz
- Al Ishaqi
- Amirli
- Al Seniyah
- Al Dhuluiya
- Hawija
- Sa'ad (Iraq)
- Al Faris (Bamerni)
[edit] See also
- al-Awja, birthplace of Saddam Hussein
- Saladin
- Samarra
- Tigris River
[edit] References
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b Hammoudi, Laith. "Saddam's home province declares regional autonomy in Iraq". McClatchy Newspapers. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/10/27/128503/saddams-home-province-declares.html. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Baghdad tries to cancel demands of Diyala Province". Kurdsat TV. http://www.kurdsat.tv/news.php?id=373&type=kurdistan. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3][dead link]
[edit] 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
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