Tikrit
city in Saladin, Iraq
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Summary
Tikrit is a city[1]. Tikrit ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,412 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Saladin Governorate[3]
- Country: Iraq[4]
- Instance of: big city[5], markaz[6]
- Commons category: Tikrit[7]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tikrit[9]
- Population: 260,000[10], 105,700[11]
- Time of earliest written record: 615[12]
- Capital of: Saladin Governorate[13]
- Official name: تكريت[14]
- Category for people born here: Q8075413[15]
- Category for people who died here: Q41799277[16]
- Native label: تكريت[17]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Tikrit[18]
- Elevation above sea level: 137 m[19]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Tikrit include Camp Speicher[20], an airport[21], in Iraq[22].
Why It Matters
Tikrit has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Tikrit is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
Entities named for Tikrit include Camp Speicher[20], an airport[21], in Iraq[22].