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  2. Basrah Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Basrah Museum (Arabic: متحف البصرة) is a museum in the Iraqi city of Basra, housed in a former palace of Saddam Hussein. Its collection is related to Mesopotamian, Babylonian, Persian civilisations, as well as the history of the city itself. [1] Basrah Museum opened its doors to the public in March 2019. [2]

  3. As-Salam Palace - Wikipedia

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    The palace is surrounded by a sequence of square tiles bearing the initials of Saddam Hussein (S & H); the Arabic letters are "Saad" & "Haa"." The tiles are clearly visible from the top of the palace. Iraqis report that the palace dome used to be topped with a life-sized statue of Saddam.

  4. Hillah - Wikipedia

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    The ruins of Babylon have suffered greatly due to looting and destructive policies. Parts of Nebuchadnezzar's palace and some of the old city walls still remain. Saddam Hussein commissioned a restoration of ancient Babylon on part of the site. A modern palace was restored on Nebuchadnezzar ancient palace.

  5. Project Babylon - Wikipedia

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    Project Babylon was a space gun project commissioned by then Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. It involved building a series of " superguns ". The design was based on research from the 1960s Project HARP led by the Canadian artillery expert Gerald Bull .

  6. Hatra - Wikipedia

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    Saddam Hussein saw the site's Mesopotamian history as reflecting glory on himself, and sought to restore the site, and others in Ninevah, Nimrud, Ashur and Babylon, as a symbol of Arab achievement, [19] spending more than US$80 million in the first phase of restoration of Babylon. Saddam Hussein demanded that new bricks in the restoration use ...

  7. Saddam Hussein - Wikipedia

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    A second unofficial video, apparently showing Saddam's body on a trolley, emerged several days later. It sparked speculation that the execution was carried out incorrectly as Saddam Hussein had a gaping hole in his neck. [245] Saddam was buried at his birthplace of Al-Awja in Tikrit, Iraq, on 31 December 2006.

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  9. Tikrit - Wikipedia

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    Saddam Hussein's primary palace complex contained his own palace, one built for his mother and his sons and also included a man-made lake, all enclosed with a wall and towers. Plans for the palace grounds when originally returned to the Iraqi people included turning it into an exclusive and lush resort.