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The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria

de facto autonomous region in Syria

The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also called Rojava, is a self-governing area in northeastern Syria that is not officially recognized.[1]It includes separate areas called cantons in Afrin, Jazira, Euphrates, Raqqa, Tabqa, Manbij, and Deir Ez-Zor.[2] [3]The region got self-rule in 2012 during the ongoing Rojava conflict and the larger Syrian civil war. Its main military force, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has been involved in the war.[4][5]


Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Rêveberiya Xweser a Bakur û Rojhilatê Sûriyeyê (Kurdish)

الإدارة الذاتية لشمال وشرق سوريا (Arabic) ܡܕܰܒܪܳܢܘܬ݂ܳܐ ܝܳܬ݂ܰܝܬܳܐ ܠܓܰܪܒܝܳܐ ܘܡܰܕܢܚܳܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܰܐ (Classical Syriac)

Kuzey ve Doğu Suriye Özerk Yönetimi (Turkish)
Flag of Rojava
Flag
Coat of arms of Rojava
Coat of arms
Map of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
Map of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
CapitalAyn Issa [6][7]
Largest cityRaqqa
Official languagesAll regions:
  • Kurdish (Kurmanji)
  • Arabic

In the Jazira Region:

  • Syriac

In the Manbij Region:


  • Turkish
  • Adyghe
Area
• Total
50,000[8] km2 (19,000 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate
4,600,000≈ [9]

The region is not officially recognized as autonomous by the government of Syria or other governments, except for the Catalan Parliament.[10][11][12] It has widespread support for its democratic, sustainable, equal, and feminist laws.[13][14][15][16] Northeastern Syria is home to diverse ethnic groups including Kurdish, Arab, and Assyrian populations, as well as smaller communities of Turkmen, Armenians, Circassians, and Yazidis.

Since 2016, Turkish and Turkish-backed forces have taken control of parts of northern Syria through military operations against the SDF. AANES and its SDF have said they will protect all areas under their control from any attacks.[17]

Geography

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The region is located west of the Tigris, east of the Euphrates, and south of the Turkish border. It borders Iraq to the southeast and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to the northeast. The area is mostly flat with some low hills and a few mountains, including Mount Abdulaziz and part of the Sinjar Mountain Range.[18]

It includes parts of the al-Hasakah, Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, and Aleppo governorates in Syria.[19]

References

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  1. ↑ Allsopp, Harriet; Wilgenburg, Wladimir van (2019-08-08). The Kurds of Northern Syria: Governance, Diversity and Conflicts. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78831-598-2.
  2. ↑ "Electoral Commission publish video of elections 2nd stage | ANHA". web.archive.org. 2017-12-01. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2024-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "A delegation from the Democratic administration of self-participate in the second conference of the el- Shahba region". web.archive.org. 2016-08-09. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2024-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Syria Kurds adopt constitution for autonomous federal region". web.archive.org. 2018-10-05. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2024-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "Turkey's Syria offensive explained in four maps - BBC News". web.archive.org. 2019-10-13. Archived from the original on 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2024-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "Turkish-backed groups launch attack near strategic Syrian town of Ain Issa". web.archive.org. 2022-06-05. Archived from the original on 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2024-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "New administration formed for northeastern Syria". web.archive.org. 2019-09-09. Archived from the original on 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2024-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "War Statistics / Syrian War Statistics - Syrian Civil War Map". web.archive.org. 2019-04-04. Archived from the original on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2024-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ Salih, Mohammed A. (2024-01-31). "Syria's Kurdish Northeast Ratifies a New Constitution". New Lines Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  10. ↑ "Catalan parliament recognizes administration in northeast Syria". web.archive.org. 2021-10-21. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2024-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ "Assad on the offensive - Syria's war". web.archive.org. 2018-02-23. Archived from the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2024-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ↑ "Umar: Catalonian recognition of AANES is the beginning - ANHA | HAWARNEWS | English". web.archive.org. 2021-10-26. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2024-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ↑ "Shahvisi, Arianne (2018). "Beyond Orientalism: Exploring the Distinctive Feminism of democratic confederalism in Rojava" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2024-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ↑ "ANF | German MP Jelpke: Rojava needs help against Corona pandemic". web.archive.org. 2022-05-26. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2024-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ↑ Şimşek, Bahar; Jongerden, Joost (2021-07-05). "Gender Revolution in Rojava: The Voices beyond Tabloid Geopolitics". Geopolitics. 26 (4): 1023–1045. doi:10.1080/14650045.2018.1531283. ISSN 1465-0045.
  16. ↑ "Burç, Rosa (22 May 2020). "Non-territorial autonomy and gender equality: The case of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria - Rojava" (PDF).
  17. ↑ "Kurdish-led SDF says Turkish invasion has revived IS, urges no-fly zone | Reuters". web.archive.org. 2022-04-27. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2024-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  18. ↑ "Rojava". KurdishPeople.Org. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  19. ↑ Salih, Mohammed A. (2024-01-31). "Syria's Kurdish Northeast Ratifies a New Constitution". New Lines Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
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