Shahba region
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Shahba region Şehba herêmê, إقليم شهبا |
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| One of four de facto autonomous cantons or regions of the Federation of Northern Syria – Rojava in Syria | |
 The four regions or cantons of Rojava: Afrin Canton (orange), Kobanî Canton (red), Jazira Canton (green) and the Shahba Region (pink) |
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| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Aleppo |
| Council of Shahba created | March 22, 2016 |
| Administrative center | Manbij (eastern part) and Tel Rifaat (western part) |
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| • Co-president of the Council of Shahba | Ismail Musa |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Area code | +963 21 |
The Shahba region (Kurdish: Herêma Şehba, Arabic: إقليم شهبا) or Shahba Canton (Kurdish: Kantona Şehba) is a de facto autonomous region in the Federation of Northern Syria – Rojava. The self-governing autonomous administrative region was established to administer the areas captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant between Kobani Canton and Afrin Canton.
The Shahba autonomous region was founded during the first and second conferences of the Shahba region in Afrin on 28 January 2016 and 2–4 February 2016. The conferences set up the Shahba Regional Assembly with its own council and senate and a de facto autonomous administration, created on 22 March 2016. The borders of the autonomous region are subject to change as a result of military developments in the Syrian Civil War.
Shahba is a nickname for the city of Aleppo. The de facto autonomous administrative region of Shahba denotes the parts of Northern Aleppo Governorate of Syria that are under the administrative control of Federation of Northern Syria – Rojava between Afrin Canton and Kobanî Canton, mostly consisting of parts of Azaz District and Manbij District.
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