# Regions of the AANES

The de facto Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, sometimes referred to as "Rojava", is divided into several self-governing regions. The Afrin, Jazira and Euphrates Regions followed from the cantons established in January 2014 and were envisioned as sub-divisions for a future federalisation of Syria. The three cantons were later reorganized into three regions with subordinate cantons, areas, districts and communes.
In March 2018, most of the Afrin Region was captured by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and Syrian National Army (SNA) in Operation Olive Branch, becoming part of the Turkish occupation of northern Syria. The Afrin Region was reduced to an area around Tell Rifaat. In September 2018, the regions of Raqqa, Tabqa, Manbij and Deir ez-Zor were incorporated into the de facto autonomous region as well. Parts of the Euphrates and Jazira Regions also became occupied by the TAF and SNA after the October 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria.
Elections for the local councils of the regions were held in December 2017.

## List

| Regions | Official name (languages) | Capital | Largest city |
| Jazira Region | إقليم الجزيرة (Arabic)Herêma Cizîrê (Kurdish)ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܓܙܪܬܐ (Classical Syriac) | Qamishli | al-Hasakah |
| Euphrates Region | إقليم الفرات (Arabic)Herêma Firatê (Kurdish)ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܦܪܬ (Classical Syriac) | Kobanî | Kobanî |
| Afrin Region (Defunct) | إقليم عفرين (Arabic)Herêma Efrînê (Kurdish)ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܦܪܝܢ (Classical Syriac) | Tell Rifaat (Captured by the SNA) | Tell Rifaat (Captured by the SNA) |
| Raqqa Region | إقليم الرقة (Arabic)Herêma Reqayê (Kurdish)ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܪܩܗ (Classical Syriac) | Raqqa | Raqqa |
| Tabqa Region | إقليم الطبقة (Arabic)Herêma Tebqayê (Kurdish)ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܛܒܩܗ (Classical Syriac) | Tabqa | Tabqa |
| Manbij Region | إقليم منبج (Arabic)Herêma Minbicê (Kurdish)ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ (Classical Syriac) | Manbij (Captured by the SNA) | Manbij (Captured by the SNA) |
| Deir ez-Zor Region | إقليم دير الزور (Arabic)Herêma Dêra Zorê (Kurdish)ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܕܝܪ ܐܠ ܙܘܪ (Classical Syriac) | Jazrat al-Buhamid | Deir ez-Zor |

## Timeline

| Canton capital | 2014–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–23 | 2023–24 | 2024– |
| Afrin | Afrin Canton | Afrin Canton | Afrin Region | Not controlled | Not controlled | Not controlled |
| Tell Rifaat | Not controlled | Shahba region | Afrin Region | Afrin Region | Afrin/Shehba Canton | Not controlled |
| Manbij | Not controlled | Shahba region | Afrin Region | Manbij Region | Manbij Canton | Not controlled |
| Kobane | Kobani Canton | Kobani Canton | Euphrates Region | Euphrates Region | Euphrates Canton | Euphrates Canton |
| Qamishli | Jazira Canton | Jazira Canton | Jazira Region | Jazira Region | Jazira Canton | Jazira Canton |
| Tabqa | Not controlled | Not controlled | Not controlled | Tabqa Region | Tabqa Canton | Tabqa Canton |
| Raqqa | Not controlled | Not controlled | Not controlled | Raqqa Region | Raqqa Canton | Raqqa Canton |
| Jazrat al-Buhamid | Not controlled | Not controlled | Not controlled | Deir ez-Zor Region | Deir ez-Zor Canton | Deir ez-Zor Canton |

## Admission of new regions

Article 7 of the Constitution of the de facto autonomous region states:
   All cities, towns and villages in Syria which accede to this Charter may form Cantons falling within Autonomous Regions.