Statements (24)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:city
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gptkbp:areaCode |
60
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gptkbp:climate |
semi-arid
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Iraq
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gptkbp:distanceFromBaghdad |
approximately 63 km west
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gptkbp:elevation |
approximately 400 meters
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gptkbp:ethnicGroup |
gptkb:Turkmen
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
ancient settlement with Assyrian roots
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tal Afar
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gptkbp:languageSpoken |
gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Turkmen |
gptkbp:liberatedBy |
gptkb:Iraqi_Security_Forces_(2017)
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Nineveh_Governorate
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gptkbp:mayor |
Qasim Mohammed Shesho (as of 2023)
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gptkbp:minorityIn |
gptkb:Arabs
gptkb:Kurds |
gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Tal_Afar_(2005)
gptkb:ISIS_occupation_(2014-2017) |
gptkbp:notableLandmark |
gptkb:Tal_Afar_Citadel
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gptkbp:population |
estimated 200,000 (pre-2014)
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gptkbp:timezone |
Arabian Standard Time (UTC+3)
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mosul_(traditional)
gptkb:Nineveh_Governorate |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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