Regions of Rojava

The de facto Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, often referred to as Rojava, is divided into several self-governing regions. The Afrin, Jazira and Euphrates Regions followed from the cantons established in January 2014 and were envisioned as sub-divisions for a future federalisation of Syria.[1] The three cantons were later reorganized into three regions with subordinate cantons, areas, districts and communes.

Regions of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
The regions of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria: Afrin, Euphrates, Jazira, Raqqa, Tabqa, Manbij, Deir ez-Zor.
LocationNortheastern Syria
CreatedJanuary 29, 2014
Number7

In March 2018, most of the Afrin Region was captured by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and Syrian National Army (SNA) in Operation Olive Branch, becoming part of the Turkish occupation of northern Syria. The Afrin Region was reduced to an area around Tell Rifaat. In September 2018, the regions of Raqqa, Tabqa, Manbij and Deir ez-Zor were incorporated into the de facto autonomous region as well. Parts of the Euphrates and Jazira Regions also became occupied by the TAF and SNA after the October 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria.

Elections for the local councils of the regions were held in December 2017.[2]

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List
Regions Official name (languages) Capital Largest city
Jazira Region
  • إقليم الجزيرة  (Arabic)
  • Herêma Cizîrê  (Kurdish)
  • ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܓܙܪܬܐ  (Classical Syriac)
Qamishli[Note 1]
al-Hasakah[Note 2]
Euphrates Region
  • إقليم الفرات  (Arabic)
  • Herêma Firatê  (Kurdish)
  • ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܦܪܬ  (Classical Syriac)
Kobanî
Afrin Region
  • إقليم عفرين  (Arabic)
  • Herêma Efrînê  (Kurdish)
  • ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܦܪܝܢ  (Classical Syriac)
Tell Rifaat
Raqqa Region
  • إقليم الرقة  (Arabic)
  • Herêma Reqayê  (Kurdish)
  • ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܪܩܗ  (Classical Syriac)
Raqqa
Tabqa Region
  • إقليم الطبقة  (Arabic)
  • Herêma Tebqayê  (Kurdish)
  • ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܛܒܩܗ  (Classical Syriac)
Tabqa
Manbij Region
  • إقليم منبج  (Arabic)
  • Herêma Minbicê  (Kurdish)
  • ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ  (Classical Syriac)
Manbij
Deir ez-Zor Region
  • إقليم دير الزور  (Arabic)
  • Herêma Dêra Zorê  (Kurdish)
  • ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܕܝܪ ܐܠ ܙܘܪ  (Classical Syriac)
 Jazrat al-Buhamid Hajin

Admission of new regions
The Rojava cantons as they were originally established in January 2014.

Article 7 of the Constitution of the de facto autonomous region states:

All cities, towns and villages in Syria which accede to this Charter may form Cantons falling within Autonomous Regions.[1]

The YPG has controlled the Aleppo neighbourhood of Sheikh Maqsood since 2012, but this territory has never been officially incorporated into the region's administration.

Notes
  1. Qamishli is the capital of the entire autonomous region. The Syrian government still maintains control over parts of the city.
  2. Rojava controls approximately 95% of al-Hasakah. The Syrian government retains control over the Hasakah Security Box.

References
  1. "Charter of the Social Contract". January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  2. http://en.hawarnews.com/electoral-commission-publish-video-of-elections-2nd-stage/
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