Tafraoui
Tafraoui بلدية طفراوي | |
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Commune of Tafraoui | |
![]() Location of Tafraoui within Oran Province | |
Coordinates: 35°29′N 0°31′W / 35.483°N 0.517°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Oran |
District | Oued Tlélat |
Government | |
• PMA Seats | 7 |
Area | |
• Total | 182 km2 (70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 11,600 |
• Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Postal code | 31160 |
ONS code | 3112 |
Tafraoui is a municipality in Oran Province, Algeria close to the city of Oran. There is an airport with the same name. Capturing Tafaraoui Airport was a part of Operation Torch in the World War II.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Walling, Michael G. (2017). Bloodstained Sands: U.S. Amphibious Operations in World War II. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 9781472814418.