Saladin Governorate
(Redirected from Salah ad Din Province)
Saladin Governorate | |
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| Coordinates: 34°27′N 43°35′E / 34.450°N 43.583°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Capital | Tikrit |
| Governor | Ammar Jabr Al-Jubouri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24,751 km2 (9,556 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 1,595,235 |
| Official language(s) | Arabic |
| HDI (2017) | 0.659[1] medium |
Salah ad Din (Arabic: صلاح الدين) is a province in north of Iraq. The province has an area of 24,751 km². The capital is Tikrit where Saddam Hussein was born and 1,147,000 people live in the province. The majority population is Sunni. In 2011, the province declared autonomy.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ↑ Hammoudi, Laith (27 October 2011). "Saddam's home province declares regional autonomy in Iraq". McClatchy Newspapers. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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