Al-Hajaj is a town in
Baiji District,
Salah ad Din Governorate
The Saladin or Salah Al-Din Governorate ( ar, محافظة صلاح الدين) is one of Iraq's 19 governorates, north of Baghdad. It has an area of , with an estimated population of 1,042,200 people in 2003. It is made up of 8 districts, with t ...
,
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
.The town, with an estimated population in 2002 of about 65,000 is the one of the important cities of
Salah ad Din Governorate
The Saladin or Salah Al-Din Governorate ( ar, محافظة صلاح الدين) is one of Iraq's 19 governorates, north of Baghdad. It has an area of , with an estimated population of 1,042,200 people in 2003. It is made up of 8 districts, with t ...
. Most of the people who live in the city are governmental employees and farmers.
Attacks
On January 21, 2008 a suicide bomber killed 18 and wounded 22 in a funeral tent.
On March 9, 2017 at least 21 people are killed after two suicide bombers attack a wedding.
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Populated places in Saladin Governorate