de facto autonomous region in Syria
Rojava is a semi-autonomous region of Syria, inhabited mostly by Kurds, and also known as Syrian Kurdistan.
CantonsEdit
CitiesEdit
Afrin CantonEdit
Jazira CantonEdit
- 4 Al-Qamishli — the de facto capital.
- 5 Deir-ez-zor — Capital of Deir Ezzor Governorate (split control between Assad regime and SDF)
- Mayadin — ISIS's former headquarters in Eastern Syria.
- Al-Hasakah
Euphrates CantonEdit
Get inEdit
The Turkish border is closed. Al-Qamishli has an airport (at least in theory).
Stay safeEdit
Al-Qamishli may be much safer than other parts of war-torn Syria, but travel there (and the rest of Rojava) is still highly inadvisable.