Tel Afar District

Tel Afar District قضاء تلعفر Turkish: Telafer
District
Tel Afar (orange) in Ninawa governorate
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Nineveh
Seat	Tal Afar
Area
• Total	4,453 km2 (1,719 sq mi)
Population  (2003)[citation needed]
• Total	300,878
Time zone	UTC+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.^[1]