Matar Faruq al Askari

Tal Afar Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base near in the of . It was constructed in 1983 for use by the Iraqi Air Force and operated until the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: air force base
  • Also known as: “Maţār Fārūq al Askarī, مطار فاروق العسكري, Matar Faruq al Askari, مطار فاروق العسكري”, “Tal Afar Air Base”, and “Tall Afar Air Base”

Matar Faruq al Askari

Latitude
36.28757° or 36° 17′ 15″ north
Longitude
42.40876° or 42° 24′ 32″ east
Open location code
8H847CQ5+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2488246044
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q7679911
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Matar Faruq al Askari” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطار تلعفر العسكري”
  • Arabic: “مطار فاروق العسكري”
  • Cebuano: “Maţār Fārūq al ‘Askarī”
  • French: “Matar Faruq al Askari”
  • German: “Flugplatz Tal Afar”
  • German: “Matar Faruq al Askari”
  • 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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