Territories claimed by Rojava (Kurdish: Rojavaya Kurdistanê “Western Kurdistan”)
Rojava is burgeoning democracy born out of the Syrian Civil War. Since declaring autonomy in 2013, it’s seen a radical social revolution based on principles of direct democracy, women’s liberation, religious freedom, ethnic equality, restorative justice, and environmental sustainability. Given the oppressive forces which the Rojava resistance battles – Daesh (ISIL) and the government of Bashar al-Assad – Rojava is a rare light in the Syrian Civil War.
The following maps depict Rojava in its three official languages: Kurdî (Kurdish), ܐܪܡܝܐ (Aramaic), and العربية (Arabic).
Afrin – Efrîn / عفرين
Aleppo – Heleb / ﺣﻠﺐ / ܚܠܒ
Al-Bab – Bab / الباب
Al-Darbasiyah – Dirbêsî / الدرباسية
Al-Hasakah – Hesîçe / ܚܣܟܗ / الحسكة
Al-Jawadiyah – Çilaxa / الجوادية
Al-Malikiyah – Dêrika Hemko / ܕܪܝܟ / المالكية
Al-Qahtaniyah – Tirbespî / ܩܒܪ̈ܐ ܚܘܪ̈ܐ / القحطانية
Al-Qamishli – Qamişlo / ܩܡܫܠܝ / القامشلي
Al-Raqqah – Reqa /ܩܐܠܘܢܝܩܝ / الرقة
Amuda – Amûdê / عامودا
Ayn al-Arab – Kobanî / عين العرب
Ayn Issa – Bozanê / ناحية عين عيسى
Azaz – Ezaz / أعزاز
Euphrates River – Firat / الفرات / ܦܪܬ
Gaziantep – Dîlok / عنتاب
Iraq – Îraq / العراق / ܥܝܪܐܩ
Jarabulus – Cerablûs / ܓܪܐܒܠܣ / جرابلس
Khabur River – Xabûr / ܚܒܘܪ / الخابور
Kurd Mountains – Çiyayê Kurmênc / جبل حلب
Manbij – Menbîc / ܡܒܘܓ / منبج
Mardin – Mêrdîn / ماردين / ܡܪܕܝܢ
Mount Abdulaziz – Çiyayê Kezwan / جبل عبدالعزيز
Ras al-Ayn – Serê Kaniyê / ܪܝܫ ܥܝܢܐ / رأس العين
Şanlıurfa – Riha / أورفة / ܐܘܪܗܝ
Sinjar Mountains – Çiyayên Şingalê / ܛܘܪܐ ܕܫܝܓܪ / جبل سنجار
Syria – Sûrî /سوريا / ܣܘܪܝܐ
Tell Abyad – Girê Spî / تل أبيض
Tell Tamer – Girê Xurma / ܬܠ ܬܡܪ / تل تمر
Tigris River – Dîcle / دجلة / ܕܩܠܬ
Turkey – Tirkiye / تركيا / ܛܘܪܩܝܐ
The maps of Rojava on this page by Jordan Engel can be reused under the Decolonial Media License 0.1.
Map: Jordan Engel. As always, the Decolonial Atlas’ original media can be reused under the Decolonial Media License 0.1.
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