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Al Muthanna province contains one of the most notorious prisons in Iraq, which has been used since the time of the monarchy (1921–1958). ''Nigret Al Salman'', located in the small town of Al-Salman 200&nbsp;km (124&nbsp;mi) south of Samawah, is a desert prison camp built in the style of a fortress where thousands have perished over the decades. It was used to house the prisoners from the [[Dujail Massacre]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-10-19 |title=Das Massaker von Dudschail |language=de-DE |work=Der Tagesspiegel Online |url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/hintergrund-das-massaker-von-dudschail/652118.html |access-date=2022-08-28 |issn=1865-2263}}</ref> before their execution as well as [[Kurd]]ish prisoners since the [[first Kurdish revolts]] of the 1950s.

In 1964, the people of Samawah gained popular fame for rescuing over 1,000 political prisoners of the Iraqi Communist Party who were sent in a "Train of Death" (''qutar al maut'') in metal cargo rolling stock from Baghdad to Samawah en route to the Nigret Al Salman prison in 50&nbsp;°C (122&nbsp;°F) heat. The train was attacked by the city's people at the railway station, and the dehydrated prisoners were watered and fed. Over 100 of the prisoners had already perished.