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Province of Saladin

Historical Background

Saladin is one of the Iraqi Historical
Provinces. Its center is Tikrit. It is
essentially linked to the wake of civilization,
almost 4.000 years ago. Its history has
continued to be present during all the
historical ages of ancient Iraq until the pre-
Islamic era. The province has been named
after Saladin Al-Ayoubi.

The Province is famous for the shrines of the
Imamain Al-'Askariyain (PBUT) (Imam Ali
Al- Hadi and Imam Al- Hasan Al-'Askari 'PBUT') in Samara, Al-Malwiyah minaret,
(Abbasid mosque), Ashiq Palace, Abbasid Caliph Palace, mosque of Abi Dulaf, the
historical city of Ashour at Shirqat on the River Tigris, and overlooks, northwards,
on a wide plain at the end of which is the present city of Shirqat, Tikrit fence, Nun
monastery, and a number of the churches on both banks of Tigris at the city of
Tikrit, and the Seeniyah Dome, northward the present city of Samara, near Ashiq
Palace and the shrine of Saeed Mohamed, Son of Imam Ali Al- Hadi at the city of
Balad, one of the important religious sites in the province.

Location

Province of Saladin is situated northwards Baghdad, the capital, and almost 165 km
away from it. It is bordered by the Provinces of Nineveh and Irbil from the north,
Kirkuk and Sulaimaniyah to the east, Diyala and Baghdad to the south and Anbar to
the west. Saladin has a vital geographical location being the knot of transportation
between the northern and southern Provinces. It has two roads and a railway linking
Baghdad with other provinces in addition to Tigris river passing through it in
250km and the biggest part of Thirthar lake.

Area

The area of the Province of Saladin is 25.807 km².

Population

Population of the Province is (1.615.924) person.