Tal Afar

Summary

Tal Afar is a city^[1]. It draws 402 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #665 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tal Afar is located in Nineveh Governorate^[3].
• Tal Afar is in the country of Iraq^[4].
• Tal Afar's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Tal Afar's Commons category is recorded as Tal Afar^[6].
• Tal Afar's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.379166666667, 'lon': 42.449722222222}^[7].
• Tal Afar's significant event is recorded as Battle of Tal Afar^[8].
• Tal Afar has a population of {'amount': '+80000'}^[9].
• Tal Afar's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'تلعفر'}^[10].
• Tal Afar's category for people born here is recorded as Q44620900^[11].
• Tal Afar's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'تلعفر'}^[12].
• Tal Afar's category of associated people is recorded as Q32590011^[13].
• Tal Afar's different from is recorded as Tal Aafar^[14].
• Tal Afar sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+410'}^[15].

Body

Geography

Tal Afar is in the country of Iraq^[4]. It is located in Nineveh Governorate^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Tal Afar sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+410'}^[15]. It has a population of {'amount': '+80000'}^[9].

Designation and Status

Tal Afar's instance of is recorded as city^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tal Afar include it offensive^[16], an offensive^[17], in Iraq^[18].

Why It Matters

Tal Afar draws 402 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #665 of 5,534).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

Entities named for it include it offensive^[16], an offensive^[17], in Iraq^[18].