Dujail (33°51′N 44°14′E / 33.85, 44.233, Arabic: الدجيل; alternate spelling: Ad Dujayl) is a small Shiite town in the Salah ad Din Governorate. It is situated about 65 kilometers (40 miles) north of Iraq's capital, Baghdad, and has approximately 10,000 inhabitants. It is the site of the 1983 Dujail Massacre.[1]
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