Dujail District
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District in Saladin Governorate, Iraq
Dujail District
قضاء الدجيل | |
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| Country | Iraq |
| Province | Saladin Governorate |
| Seat | Dujail |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
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Dujail District (Arabic: قضاء الدجيل; formerly, Al-Faris) is a district in the southern part of Saladin Governorate, Iraq. Its main settlement is the small town of Dujail.
Dujail was the site of the Dujail Massacre by Saddam Hussein's agents, after an assassination attempt on him there. Saddam was later convicted and hanged for ordering the massacre.[citation needed ]
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