Tall Afar

Tal Afar Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base near in the of . Tal Afar Air Base was a primary air base for the Iraqi Air Force.
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  • Type: Airbase
  • Description: air force base
  • Also known as: Maţār Tall‘afar”, “Tal Afar Air Base”, “Tall ‘Afar Air Base”, “Tall Afar Air Base”, and “Tall Afar Army Air Field

Tall Afar

Latitude
36.28323° or 36° 16′ 60″ north
Longitude
42.40325° or 42° 24′ 12″ east
Elevation
302 metres (991 feet)
ICAO airport code
ORTF
Open location code
8H847CM3+78
Geo­Names ID
6786676
Wiki­data ID
Q7679911
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Tall Afar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مطار تلعفر العسكري
  • Arabic: مطار تلعفر
  • Arabic: مطار فاروق العسكري
  • Cebuano: Maţār Fārūq al ‘Askarī
  • French: Matar Faruq al Askari
  • German: Flugplatz Tal Afar
  • Japanese: タッル・アファル空軍基地
  • Swedish: Maţār Fārūq al ‘Askarī
  • Turkish: Tel Afer Hava Üssü

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