Tafraoui
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Tafraoui
بلدية طفراوي | |
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| Commune of Tafraoui | |
 Location of Tafraoui within Oran Province | |
  Tafraoui Location of Tafraoui within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 35°29′N 0°31′W / 35.483°N 0.517°W | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| 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
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- ^ Walling, Michael G. (2017). Bloodstained Sands: U.S. Amphibious Operations in World War II. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 9781472814418.
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