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This article is about the defacto canton. For dejure district, see Afrin District.
Afrin Canton
Kantona Efrînê
one of three de facto autonomous cantons
of the region of Rojava in Syria
Flag of Afrin Canton
Flag
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
Autonomy declaredJanuary 29, 2014 (2014-01-29)
Administrative centerAfrin
Government
 • Prime MinisterHevi Ibrahim
Population
 • Estimate 
()
over 1 million
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code+963 21
Frontline situation near Efrîn in June 2013
Map of Efrîn Canton in February 2014
Current military situation in the Syrian Civil War.
  Controlled by the Syrian government
  Controlled by Kurdish forces
  Controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
  Controlled by other rebels

(For a more detailed map, see Cities and towns during the Syrian Civil War)

Afrin Canton (Kurdish: Kantona Efrînê) is the westernmost of the three cantons of Rojava. It was declared on 29 January 2014.[1][2] The administrative center of Efrîn Canton is the town of Efrîn (Afrin in Arabic).[3] The Prime minister of Afrin Canton is Hevi Ibrahim. Most of the people who live in Afrin Canton are Kurds. The local government feels threatened by Nusra Front in the Syrian Civil War. [4]

Administration

According to the constitutional Charter of the Social Contract, the Efrîn Canton's Legislative Assembly on its 29 January 2014 session declared autonomy. The assembly elected Hêvî Îbrahîm Mustefa prime minister, who appointed Remzi Şêxmus and Ebdil Hemid Mistefa her deputies. The remaining Executive Council was appointed as follows:[5]

  • Foreign Minister: Silêman Ceefer
  • Defense Minister: Ebdo Îbrahîm
  • Interior Minister: Hesen Beyrem
  • Regional Commissions, Councils and Planning Minister: Nûrşan Hisên
  • Finance Minister: Remezan Elî
  • Labour and Social Security Minister: Erîfe Bekir
  • Education Minister: Riyaz Menle Mehemed
  • Minister of Agriculture: Eyûb Mihemed
  • Health Minister: Xelîl Şêx Hesen
  • Economy and Trade Minister: Ehmed Yûsif
  • Minister of Martyrs' Families: Ebdilhenan Şêxo
  • Culture Minister: Hêvîn Şêxo
  • Transport Minister: Welîd Selame
  • Youth and Sports Minister: Fazil Robcî
  • History and Tourism Minister: Reşîd Ehmed
  • Religious Affairs Minister: Mihemed Hemîd Qasim
  • Women and Family Minister: Fatme Lekto
  • Human Rights Minister: Xelîl Sîno
  • Supervision Minister: Etûf Ebdo
  • Information Minister: Ebdil Rehman Selman
  • Justice Minister: Seîd Esmet Xûbarî
  • Energy Minister: Kamîran Ehmed Şefîi Bilal

See also

References

  1. ^ "Democratic autonomy has declared in Afrin canton in Rojava". Mednuce. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. ^ "After Cizîre, Kobanê Canton has been declared". Firat News. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  3. ^ "The Constitution of the Rojava Cantons; Personal Website of Mutlu Civiroglu". civiroglu.net. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Syria's Kurds Warn Afrin Could Be The New Kobani".
  5. ^ ÇİFTE DEVRİM in Özgür Gündem
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