Tafraoui is a municipality in Oran Province, Algeria close to the city of

Oran Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...

. There is an airport with the same name. Capturing Tafaraoui Airport was a part of

Operation Torch Operation Torch (8 November 1942 – Run for Tunis, 16 November 1942) was an Allies of World War II, Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. Torch was a compromise operation that met the British objective of secu ...

in the World War II.

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{{Oran Province Communes of Oran Province Military history of Algeria during World War II World War II sites in Algeria