Al-Awja

This article is about the town in Iraq. For other uses, see Auja (disambiguation).
Al-Awja
Al-Awja
Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 34°31′59″N 43°43′59″E / 34.53306°N 43.73306°E / 34.53306; 43.73306
Country Iraq
GovernorateSalah ad Din
DistrictTikrit
Settled1877
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
29,000

Al-Awja (Arabic: العوجة, romanized: al-ʿAwjā) is a village 8 miles (13 km) south of Tikrit, Iraq on the western bank of the Tigris. It is mainly inhabited by Sunni Muslim Arabs.

The village is known for being the hometown and place of burial of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

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