Tafraoui Explained

Tafraoui
Official Name:Commune of Tafraoui
Native Name:بلدية طفراوي
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Municipality
Mapsize:220px
Pushpin Map:Algeria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Tafraoui within Algeria
Coordinates:35.4833°N -31°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Algeria
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Seat Type:District seat
Leader Title:PMA Seats
Leader Name:7
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:182
Elevation M:173
Population Total:11600
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:31160
Blank Name Sec1:ONS code
Blank Info Sec1:3112

Tafraoui is a municipality in Oran Province, Algeria close to the city of Oran. There is an airport with the same name. Capturing Tafaraoui Airport was a part of Operation Torch in the World War II.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Walling, Michael G. . 2017 . Bloodstained Sands: U.S. Amphibious Operations in World War II . Bloomsbury Publishing . 75 . 9781472814418.