Halabja Martyrs' Cemetery - Halabja, Iraq
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N 35° 10.661 E 045° 59.797
38S E 590747 N 3893203
In Halabja Martyrs' Cemetery are buried the victims of the chemical attack against the small town perpetrated by the regime of Saddam Hussein in
Waymark Code: WM1C6KQ
Location: Iraq
Date Posted: 06/17/2025
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On the 16th March 1988 Iraqi artillery units and aircraft launched an attack on Halabja. The chemical elements containers were dropped by the airplanes and involved the town in a cloud of toxic elements, causing the death of about 5,000 persons. These were buried here, in this cemetery.
By the entrance there is a sign announcing that access to Baath party people is forbidden.
Inside there are individual graves as well as four mass graves (these hold about 1500 victims).
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Halabja, Iraq
Approximate number of graves: 5000
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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