Tel Afar District

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]

Tel Afar District
قضاء تلعفر
Turkish: Telafer
Tel Afar (orange) in Ninawa governorate
Tel Afar (orange) in Ninawa governorate
Country Iraq
GovernorateNineveh, smaller part of the northern district is still in Duhok (de facto)
SeatTal Afar
Area
  Total4,453 km2 (1,719 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
  Total300,878
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

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