Rojava is a semi-autonomous region of Syria, inhabited mostly by Kurds, and also known as Syrian Kurdistan.

Cantons

Afrin Canton

Jazira Canton

Euphrates Canton

Cities

Afrin Canton

• 1 Afrin — claimed
• 2 Manbij
• 3 Tell Rifaat

Jazira Canton

• 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 Canton

• 6 Raqqa- most famous for being ISIS's headquarters from 2014-2017.
• Tabqa
• Tel Abyad
• Suluk
• 7 Kobane — Kurdish town near the Turkish border.

Get in

The Turkish border is closed. Al-Qamishli has an airport (at least in theory).

Stay safe

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.

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Article Geo different to Wikidata
Wikivoyage: Latitude 36.614811, Longitude 39.135947 (Map, Geohack)
Wikidata: Latitude 37.050, Longitude 41.250 (Map, Geohack)
Difference: 194.3km