Tal Afar
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Tal Afar[1] (Arabic: تَلْعَفَر, romanized: Talʿafar, IPA: [talˈʕafar] Turkish: Telafer) is a city in the Nineveh Governorate of northwestern Iraq, located 63 km (39 mi) west of Mosul,[2] 52 km (32 mi) east of Sinjar[2] and 200 km (120 mi) northwest of Kirkuk. Its local inhabitants are exclusively Turkmen.[3]
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Tal Afar
تَلْعَفَر | |
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Coordinates: 36°22′27″N 42°26′36″E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Nineveh Governorate |
District | Tel Afar District |
Elevation | 1,350 ft (410 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 215,000 |
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While no official census data exists, the city, which had previously been estimated to have a population of approximately 200,000, had dropped to 80,000 as of 2007.[4] Tal Afar's population is about 85 percent Sunni Turkmen, while a 15 percent are Shia Turkmen.[5]