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Tikrit (Arabic: تِكْرِيت, romanized: Tikrīt [ˈtɪkriːt]) is a city in Iraq, located 140 kilometers (87 mi) northwest of Baghdad and 220 kilometers (140 mi) southeast of Mosul on the Tigris River. It is the administrative center of the Saladin Governorate. As of 2012, it had a population of approximately 160,000. [2]
Overview map of Iraq Topography of Iraq. The geography of Iraq is diverse and falls into five main regions: the desert (west of the Euphrates), Upper Mesopotamia (between the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers), the northern highlands of Iraq, Lower Mesopotamia, and the alluvial plain extending from around Tikrit to the Persian Gulf.
Control of many U.S.-operated bases was transferred to the Iraqi government during the 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal. At the request of the Iraqi government in January 2024, [3] and amid rising regional tensions following the 2023 Israeli invasion of Gaza, the US and Iraq are set to begin negotiations to end US military presence in Iraq. [4]
Governorates of Iraq map Iraq Population Density, ... towns, and sub-districts of Iraq, as of the most recent population estimate in 2018. ... Tikrit: Saladin: 89,584 ...
The Sunni Triangle is a densely populated region of Iraq to the north and west of Baghdad inhabited mostly by Sunni Muslim Arabs. [1] The roughly triangular area's points are usually said to lie near Baghdad (the southeast point), Ramadi (the southwest point) and Tikrit (the north point). Each side is approximately 125 kilometers (80 miles) long.
Tikrit District (Arabic: قضاء تكريت) is a district of Saladin Governorate, Iraq. Its leading city is Tikrit This page was last edited on 24 October ...
Iraq's military flew helicopter gunships into the northern city of Tikrit Saturday in an effort to take back the town from ISIS militants. This comes more than a week after the Islamic State of ...
Clickable map of Iraq exhibiting its eighteen governorates, and partially recognized Halabja. A clickable map of Iraq exhibiting its governorates. Category: Federated state: Location: Republic of Iraq: Number: 18 governorates (19 including partially recognized Halabja) Areas: 529 km 2 (204.2 sq mi) – 138,500 km 2 (53,476 sq mi) Government