Tikrit

Summary

Tikrit is a city^[1]. Tikrit ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tikrit is located in Saladin Governorate^[3].
• Tikrit is in the country of Iraq^[4].
• Tikrit's image is recorded as Tikrit Palace.jpg^[5].
• Tikrit's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Tikrit's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Tikrit's instance of is recorded as markaz^[8].
• Tikrit's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 158463946^[9].
• Tikrit's GND ID is recorded as 4754410-7^[10].
• Tikrit's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2001058037^[11].
• Tikrit's Commons category is recorded as Tikrit^[12].
• Tikrit's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[13].
• Tikrit's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.6, 'lon': 43.683333333333}^[14].
• Tikrit's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01cdk1^[15].
• Tikrit's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tikrit^[16].
• Tikrit's page banner is recorded as Gates of Tikrit Saddam Hussein's hometown (cropped).jpg^[17].
• Tikrit's population is recorded as {'amount': '+260000'}^[18].
• Tikrit's population is recorded as {'amount': '+105700'}^[19].
• Tikrit's time of earliest written record is recorded as +0615-00-00T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Tikrit's WOEID is recorded as 1979578^[21].
• Tikrit's capital of is recorded as Saladin Governorate^[22].
• Tikrit's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Tikrit^[23].
• Tikrit's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'تكريت'}^[24].
• Tikrit's category for people born here is recorded as Q8075413^[25].
• Tikrit's category for people who died here is recorded as Q41799277^[26].
• Tikrit's GeoNames ID is recorded as 90150^[27].

Body

Geography

Tikrit is in the country of Iraq^[4]. Tikrit is located in Saladin Governorate^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Tikrit's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+137'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+260000'}^[18] and {'amount': '+105700'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], big city^[7], and markaz^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tikrit include Camp Speicher^[29], an airport^[30], in Iraq^[31].

Why It Matters

Tikrit ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).^[2] Tikrit has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Tikrit is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Tikrit include Camp Speicher^[29], an airport^[30], in Iraq^[31].