What is the Kurdish-majority region in northern Syria called?
Kurdistan Region
Rojava
Northern Syria Shield
Federation of Northern Syria
Answer
Rojava (Kurdish: "West") is the autonomous region in northern Syria that is predominantly populated by Kurds. The region was established in 2012 during the Syrian Civil War and is governed by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a multi-ethnic coalition of Kurdish, Arab, and Assyrian forces. Rojava has been hailed as a model of democratic governance in the Middle East, and its unique form of "democratic confederalism" has attracted international attention.
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