A number of different symbols have been used to represent the

Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also known as Rojava, is a de facto autonomous region in northeastern Syria. It consists of self-governing sub-regions in the areas of Afrin, Jazira, Euphrates, Raqqa, Tabqa, M ...

(NES), commonly known as Rojava. The Autonomous Administration adopted an official emblem in December 2018. The emblem consists of the words "Autonomous Administration" in

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, surrounded by seven red stars representing the regions of northeast Syria, as well as a branch of olives and spike of wheat, two crops grown in the region. Surrounding all of the symbols is the words "Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria" written in Arabic,

Kurmanji Kurmanji ( ku, کورمانجی, lit=Kurdish, translit=Kurmancî, also termed Northern Kurdish, is the northern dialect of the Kurdish languages, spoken predominantly in southeast Turkey, northwest and northeast Iran, northern Iraq, northern Sy ...

Syriac Syriac may refer to: *Syriac language, an ancient dialect of Middle Aramaic *Sureth, one of the modern dialects of Syriac spoken in the Nineveh Plains region * Syriac alphabet ** Syriac (Unicode block) ** Syriac Supplement * Neo-Aramaic languages a ...

, and Turkish, the languages spoken in the region. The blue and yellow semicircles the whole emblem is put upon represents the

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river and the "permanent spring" of the region. A flag with the Autonomous Administration's

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on a white field is also used occasionally to represent the Administration itself. One of the most commonly used flags, especially in Kurdish-majority areas, is the tricolor flag that was adopted by the Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM), a prominent democratic confederalist organization in the region. The green, yellow and red colors are traditionally associated with Kurdish people, for example in the modern

Flag of Kurdistan The flag of Kurdistan ( ku, ئاڵای کوردستان ,Alaya Kurdistanê) is the flag of Kurds, Kurdish Institute of Paris. and created by the Society for the Rise of Kurdistan in 1920. It would later, in different variants, be adopted as th ...

. A horizontal tricolor with blue, yellow, and red is used by the Syriac Union Party and its military wing in areas with a significant Syriac-Assyrian presence.

Symbols used by the Administration

File:De facto SA-NES Flag.svg, alt=The Autonomous Administration’s new emblem superimposed on a white field, Flag used by Autonomous Administration authorities since 2018, consisting of the Administration’s emblem superimposed on a plain white background. File:Emblem of the Self Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria.svg, alt=A circle, with the Rojava administration's official name written in several languages across it., Official emblem of the Administration since 2018 File:Diplomatic Flag of Northern Syria.svg, alt=Rojava's former emblem superimposed on a yellow-orangeish background, Flag used by DFNS diplomatic offices in Europe until 2018 File:Coat of Arms of Rojava.svg, alt=De facto emblem of Rojava until 2018, ''De facto'' emblem of Rojava until 2018 File:Seal of MSD.png, Seal of the

Syrian Democratic Council The Syrian Democratic Council ( ku, Meclîsa Sûriya Demokratîk, MSD; ar, مجلس سوريا الديمقراطية; syc, ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ ܕܝܡܩܪܛܝܬܐ, translit=Mawtbo d'Suriya Demoqraṭoyto) is the political wing of the Syri ...

File:Flag of Syrian Democratic Forces.svg, Flag of the

Syrian Democratic Forces , war = the Syrian Civil War , image = Flag of Syrian Democratic Forces.svgborder , caption = Flag , active = 10 October 2015 – present , ideology = DemocracyDecentralizationSecularism ...

, the official defense force of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.

Other symbols commonly used in North and East Syria

File:Flag of Rojava.svg, alt=A horizontal tricolor with (from top to bottom) yellow, red, and green bands., The Tricolor flag of TEV-DEM, adopted circa 2012, commonly used by Kurds in Syria and widely regarded as a de facto symbol of the administration. File:Gozartoflag.svg, alt=A horizontal tricolor with (from top to bottom) blue, yellow, and red bands., Tricolor used by the Syriac Union Party representing Syriac-Assyrian people in North and East Syria. File:Flag of Kurdistan.svg, alt=A horizontal tricolor with (from top to bottom) red, white, and green, and a gold sun in the center., The

Kurdish flag The flag of Kurdistan ( ku, ئاڵای کوردستان ,Alaya Kurdistanê) is the flag of Kurds, Kurdish Institute of Paris. and created by the Society for the Rise of Kurdistan in 1920. It would later, in different variants, be adopted as th ...

used by Kurdish parties such as the

Kurdish National Alliance in Syria The Kurdish National Alliance in Syria ( ku, Hevbendiya Niştimanî a Kurdî li Sûriyê, HNKS; ar, التحالف الوطني الكردي في سوريا, at-Taḥāluf al-Waṭanī al-Kurdi fi Sūriyā) is a Syrian Kurdish coalition formed by ...

. File:Flag of the Assyrians.svg, The

Assyrian flag The Assyrian flag ( syr, ܐܬܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܬܐ or ) is the flag widely used to represent the Assyrian nation in the homeland and in the diaspora. Its two components, the star of Utu/Shamash, which was a symbol for the god Shamash, and whic ...

used by the Syriac Military Council, the

Khabour Guards The Khabour Guards ( syr, ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܢܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܚܒܘܪ, Mawtḇā d-Nāṭorē d-Ḥābor; ar, مجلس حرس الخابور الآشوري) is an Assyrian militia in Syria created after the collapse of Syrian government control in the A ...

and

Nattoreh The Assyrian People's Guard – Nattoreh ( syr, ܢܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܬܠ ܬܡܪ ܐܫܘܪܝܐ, Naṭore d'Tel Tamer Ashoraye; ar, اللجنه الشعبيه للحرس الأشوري) is an Assyrian militia of the Syrian Democratic Forces. It is based ...

among others. File:Syrian revolution flag.svg, alt=A horizontal tricolor with (from top to bottom) green, white, and black, and 3 red stars horizontally within the center white bar., Syrian independence flag, used by the Syrian National Democratic Alliance and several SDF groups, including the

Northern Democratic Brigade , war = the Syrian Civil War , image = Northern Democratic Brigade emblem.png , image_size = , image_alt = , status=, caption = Emblem of the Northern Democratic Brigade. The unit also uses the Syrian independence ...

and the Army of Revolutionaries. File:Flag of Syria.svg, alt=The official flag of the Syrian Government - red white and black starting from the top. Two green stars in the middle., Official flag of the

Syrian Government Government of the Syrian Arab Republic is the union government created by the constitution of Syria where by the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Syr ...

, commonly used in Rojava following the negotiated entry of the

Syrian Army " (''Guardians of the Homeland'') , colors = * Service uniform: Khaki, Olive * Combat uniform: Green, Black, Khaki , anniversaries = August 1st , equipment = , equipment_label = , battles = 1948 Arab–Israeli War Six ...

in the aftermath of the 2019 Turkish offensive.

Symbols of sub-regions

File:Flag of the Afrin Canton.svg, alt=Afrin canton's emblem superimposed on a yellow field., Flag of the

Afrin Region Afrin Region ( ku, Herêma Efrînê, ar, إقليم عفرين, syc, ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܦܪܝܢ, translit=Ponyotho d'Afrin) is the westernmost of the three original regions of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. The region p ...

File:Seal of Euphrates Region DAA.svg, Seal of the Euphrates Region File:Coat of Arms of the Cizire Canton.svg, Seal of the

Jazira Region The Jazira Region, formerly Jazira Canton, ( ku, Herêma Cizîrê, ar, إقليم الجزيرة, syr, ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܓܙܪܬܐ, Ponyotho d'Gozarto), is the largest of the three original regions of the de facto Autonomous Administration of No ...

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Democratic Federation of Northern Syria The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also known as Rojava, is a de facto autonomous region in northeastern Syria. It consists of self-governing sub-regions in the areas of Afrin, Jazira, Euphrates, Raqqa, Tabqa, Ma ...

Kurdish nationalist symbols

Symbols used by the Administration

Other symbols commonly used in North and East Syria

Symbols of sub-regions

See also

References