Tel Afar District | |
Native Name: | قضاء تلعفر Turkish: Telafer |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iraq |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Nineveh |
Seat: | Tal Afar |
Area Total Km2: | 4453 |
Population As Of: | 2003 |
Population Total: | 300,878 |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
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]