Euphrates Region
Euphrates Region, formerly Kobanî Canton, (Kurdish: Herêma Firatê, Arabic: إقليم الفرات, Classical Syriac: ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܦܪܬ, romanized: Ponyotho d'Prat) is the central of three original regions of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, comprising Ayn al-Arab District of the Aleppo Governorate, Tell Abyad District of the Raqqa Governorate, and the westernmost tip of the Ras al-Ayn Subdistrict of the Ras al-Ayn District of Al-Hasakah Governorate. Euphrates Region unilaterally declared autonomy in January 2014 and since de facto is under direct democratic government in line with the polyethnic Constitution of Rojava.
Euphrates Region
Herêma Firatê | |
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One of seven de facto regions of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria | |
The regions of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, the Euphrates Region is in light blue | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo, Raqqa |
| De facto regional government | Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Autonomy declared | January 27, 2014 |
| Administrative center | Kobanî |
| Government | |
| • Co-presidents | Lemis Abdullah and Mihemed Şahin |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2004) | 322,227 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | +963 21 |
The region has two subordinate cantons, the Kobani canton consisting of the Sarrin area (with the al-Jalabiya district subordinate to it) and the Kobani area (with the Şêran and the Qenaya Subdistricts subordinate to it), as well as the Tel Abyad canton (with the Ain Issa and Suluk Subdistricts subordinate to it).