Jazira Canton
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Jazira Canton |
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| One of three de facto autonomous cantons of the region of Rojava in Syria | ||
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 The three cantons of Rojava: Afrin Canton (orange), Kobanî Canton (red), Jazira Canton (green), and the Shahba region (pink) |
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 Syria
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| Governorate | Al Hasakah | |
| De facto Administration | Federation of Northern Syria - Rojava | |
| Autonomy declared | January 21, 2014 | |
| Administrative center | Al-Qamishli | |
| Government | ||
| • Prime Minister | Akram Hesso | |
| • Co-Vice President | Elizabeth Gawrie | |
| • Co-Vice President | Hussein Taza Al Azam | |
| Population | ||
| • Estimate (2011) | 1,512,000 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Area code | +963 52 | |
| Official languages | Kurdish, Arabic and Syriac-Aramaic | |
Jazira Canton (Kurdish: Kantona Cizîrê, Arabic: مقاطعة الجزيرة, Syriac: ܟܢܛܢ ܓܨܪܛܐ Canton Gozarto) is the largest of four cantons of the de facto autonomous Kurdish region of Rojava in Northern Syria. As part of the ongoing Rojava campaign, its democratic autonomy was officially declared on 21 January 2014. The canton was established on the Al-Hasakah Governorate formerly known as Al-Jazira Province of Syria.
According to the constitution, the city of Al-Qamishli is the administrative center of Jazira Canton. However, as parts of Al-Qamishli remain under the control of Syrian government forces, meetings of the autonomous canton's administration take place in the nearby city of Amuda.
Jazira Canton encompasses the area of Al-Hasakah Governorate except for Nahiya Markada of the Al-Hasakah District at the southernmost tip and Nahiya Ras al-Ayn of the Ras al-Ayn District at the westernmost tip. The canton is bordered by Mardin and the western part of Şırnak Provinces of Turkey to the north, and Iraqi Kurdistan to the east.
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