Tel Afar District

Tel Afar District
قضاء تلعفر
Turkish: Telafer
District
Tel Afar (orange) in Ninawa governorate
Country Iraq
GovernorateNineveh
SeatTal Afar
Area
 • Total
4,453 km2 (1,719 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
300,878
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.

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