Tel Afar District

District in Nineveh, Iraq
Tel Afar District
قضاء تلعفر
Turkish: Telafer
District
Tel Afar (orange) in Ninawa governorate
Tel Afar (orange) in Ninawa governorate
Country Iraq
GovernorateNineveh
SeatTal Afar
Area
 • Total4,453 km2 (1,719 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)[citation needed]
 • Total300,878
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Tel Afar District (Arabic: قضاء تلعفر; Turkish: Telafer) is a district in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. Its administrative center is the city of Tal Afar. Other towns include Rabia, Zummar, and al-Ayadia. It is predominantly populated by Iraqi Turkmens, followed by minorities of Arabs and Kurds.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Refworld | World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Iraq : Turkmen".


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