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Afrin Canton Kantona Efrînê
one of three de facto autonomous cantons of the region of Rojava in Syria
FlagOfficial seal of Afrin CantonSeal
Country	Syria
Governorate	Aleppo
Autonomy declared	January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29)
Administrative center	Afrin
Occupation	People's Protection Units
Government
• Prime Minister	Hevi Ibrahim
Population
• Estimate	36,562 (2,004 Census);
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	+963 21
Website	http://cantonafrin.com/en/

Afrin Canton (Template:Lang-ku) is the westernmost of the three cantons of Rojava. It was declared autonomous in January 2014. The administrative center of the canton is the town of Afrin. The prime minister of Afrin Canton is Hevi Ibrahim. Most of the people who live in Afrin Canton are Kurds..

Administration

According to the Constitution of Rojava, Afrin 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:

• 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

History

Stefan Sperl says that there is a reason to believe that Kurdish settlements in the Kurd Mountains go back to the Seleucid era, since those regions stood in the path to Antioch. Kurds in the early periods served as mercenaries and mounted archers.

Economy

Afrin is under an embargo imposed by Turkey. This has had a dramatic effect on the people of Afrin.

Agriculture is a major part of the economy, particularly wheat production.

See also

• Jazira Canton
• Kobani Canton
• Rojava

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/Central_Bureau_of_Statistics_(Syria)
2. "Democratic autonomy has declared in Afrin canton in Rojava". Mednuce. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
3. "After Cizîre, Kobanê Canton has been declared". Firat News. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
4. "The Constitution of the Rojava Cantons; Personal Website of Mutlu Civiroglu". civiroglu.net. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
5. "Syrian Kurds celebrate Auto Administration". Retrieved 13 June 2015.
6. ÇİFTE DEVRİM in Özgür Gündem
7. Kreyenbroek, P.G.; Sperl, S. (1992). The Kurds: A Contemporary Overview. Routledge. p. 116. ISBN 0415072654.
8. "Rojava'dan ikazlar". Cumhuriyet.
9. "Agriculture Commission is Looking at the Process of Receiving Wheat from Farmers". Afrin Canton. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

External links

• Official website Template:En icon Template:Ar icon Template:Ku icon

• Aleppo Governorate
• Geography of Rojava
• Subdivisions of Syria
• States and territories established in 2014
• 2014 establishments in Syria