Al-Awja

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Al - Audscha (Arabic العوجا, DMG al - ʿ Awǧā, English: Al- Awja; rarely written as al - Udscha or Al- Ouja ) is a village in Iraq.

Al- Audscha lies around 13 kilometers east of Tikrit. Here, the former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was born in 1937. It is also home to many Head of Iraqi provinces during his presidency.

Saddam Hussein was buried according to Islamic tradition, December 31, 2006 within 24 hours after his death before dusk near the grave of his sons Uday and Qusai in al - Audscha.

  • Location in Iraq
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