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Al Kindi Research Complex / Saad 16 Sa'ad General Establishment Mosul 36 ??'N 43 ??'E
Al Kindi Research Complex / Saad 16 Sa'ad General Establishment Mosul 36 ??'N 43 ??'E
Al Kindi Research Complex / Saad 16 Sa'ad General Establishment Mosul 36 ??'N 43 ??'E
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The Al Kindi Research Complex, formerly known as Saad 16 or the Sa'ad General
Establishment, was a part of the State Organization for Technical Industries (SOTI), a
part of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense. Another name for Sa'ad 16 was the "Research and
Development Center." Al Kindi was one of the largest and most secret armament project
in Iraq. The facilities constructed on the northern rim of the town on the Tigris River are
located in a valley 1 km off the transit road to Sachu . The facility was guarded with
electronics and video cameras by the military. The more than 3.3-km-long fence was
equipped with watchtowers, and the main entrance was equipped with quick-action
barriers. An independent energy supply provided power to the facility, which features
extensive camouflage.
The facility's is a 100-meter-long hall for the construction of prototypes. In the northern
part of the area a 120-meter-long subterranean shooting gallery -- 4 meters wide and 4
meters high -- was tunneled into the mountain. The walls were insulated with noise-proof
naps. In a side valley to the west, there were 28 "resistance buildings," with stable roofs
that are slanted down on one side and three stable walls. The fourth wall is made only of
wood so that in case of laboratory accidents, the pressure of an explosion is purposefully
directed into a harmless direction. Most of the 58 chemical laboratories were located
there.
Adjacent, protected by walls on all sides, there was a missile test stand with control
rooms and climate chambers. The buildings with measuring laboratories, which are close
by, are also protected by a 150-meter-long wall against the chemical laboratories.
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