Al-Awja
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Al-Awja is a small village near Tikrit in northern Iraq, best known as the birthplace and burial site of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
Aliases (1)
- Al-Auja ×1
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
village
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| alternateTransliteration |
Al-Auja
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Al-Ouja → |
| associatedWith |
al-Bu Nasir tribe
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| birthplaceOf |
Saddam Hussein
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| burialPlaceOf |
Saddam Hussein
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| category |
Populated places in Salah ad Din Governorate
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Populated places on the Tigris River → |
| country |
Iraq
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| governorateCapitalNearby |
Tikrit
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| hasCoordinateRegion |
Middle East
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West Asia → |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
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| hasNameInArabic |
العوجة
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| historicalAssociation |
Saddam Hussein family stronghold
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| historicalEvent |
capture by U.S.-led coalition forces during the 2003 Iraq War
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| locatedIn |
Salah ad Din Governorate
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| locatedInFormerCountry |
Ba'athist Iraq
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| locatedInRegion |
northern Iraq
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| locatedNear |
Tikrit
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| locatedOnRiver |
Tigris River
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| notableFor |
being the birthplace of Saddam Hussein
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being the burial site of Saddam Hussein → |
| partOf |
Tikrit District
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| regionType |
rural area
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| religion |
Sunni Islam (predominant)
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| strategicSignificance |
proximity to Tikrit
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| timeZone |
Arabia Standard Time
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| utcOffset |
+3
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Al-Awja
("Al-Auja")
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alternateTransliteration |
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Saddam Hussein
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placeOfBirth |