Tel Afar District

Tel Afar District (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 has a mixed population of Iraqi Turkmens and Arabs.

Tel Afar District

Turkish: Telafer
Tel Afar (orange) in Ninawa governorate
Country Iraq
GovernorateNineveh
SeatTal Afar
Area
  Total4,453 km2 (1,719 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
  Total300,878
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

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