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Afrin may refer to: Places * Afrin Canton, one of the cantons of the de facto autonomous Democratic Federation of Northern Syria * Afrin District, a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Afrin * Afrin Subdistrict, a subdistrict of the Afrin District * Afrin Region, the westernmost of the three regions of the de facto autonomous Democratic Federation of Northern Syria * Afrin River, a river in Turkey and Syria ** Afrin Dam, dam on the Afrin River in northwest Syria * Afrin, Syria, a city in northwestern Syria, administratively part of Aleppo Governorate Institutions * Afrin SC, a football club based in Afrin, Syria * University of Afrin, an unrecognized university established in the city of Afrin by the Afrin Canton Board of Education Products * Oxymetazoline, sold under the brand name Afrin in the United States, is an over-the-counter nasal spray medication to treat congestion People Given name * Afrin Ali (born 1986), Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrin Canton
Afrin Canton (; ; ) was one of the cantons of Rojava. Syria's Afrin District fell under the control of the People's Protection Units (YPG) around 2012 and an "Afrin Canton" (now Afrin Region) was declared in 2014. Afrin Canton in its latest form was established in 2017, however, as part of the reorganisation of Rojava's subdivisions. With Afrin as its administrative centre, the canton was part of the larger Afrin Region. As a result of Operation Olive Branch in early 2018, Afrin Canton became part of the Turkish occupation of northern Syria. The government of the Afrin Region was subsequently confined to the area around Tell Rifaat. Demographics The population of the Afrin Canton area was overwhelmingly ethnic Kurdish, to the degree that the canton had been described as "homogeneously Kurdish". The overall population of Afrin Canton, based on the 2004 Syrian census, was about 200,000. Cities and towns with more than 10,000 inhabitants according to the 2004 Syrian census a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
